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China sacks top Hong Kong envoy amid months-long protests
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 4 (ANI): China has replaced its top envoy to Hong Kong, state media reported on Saturday, in one of the most significant rejig since pro-democracy protests broke out in the city nearly seven months ago.
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'If it weren't for me, Hong Kong would've been obliterated in 14 m
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said that Hong Kong "would have been obliterated in 14 minutes" had he not used the pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous region as leverage in trade negotiations with China.
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Chinese state media warns NBA commissioner Adam Silver could face
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], Oct 20 (ANI): The Chinese state media has warned that National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver will face "retribution" for defaming China, in the latest twist to a dispute that began with a basketball team executive tweeting his support for the pro-demo
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Demonstrators set streets ablaze in central Hong Kong
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 30 (ANI): Several parts of Hong Kong' commercial streets were set ablaze by the protesters here on Sunday as the pro-democracy protests turned violent in the city.
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Hong Kong: Protests turn violent ahead of National Day celebration
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sep 29 (ANI): The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong turned violent on Sunday after the demonstrators snarled major roads, threw bricks and firebombs at the police in an open challenge to Beijing just two days before the country commemorates 70 years of Communist rule.
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Hong Kong: Protestors clash with riot police, petrol bombs replied
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 15 (ANI): In the ongoing demonstration in Hong Kong (HK), protestors on Sunday were reportedly throwing petrol bombs, as the riot police continued to respond with water cannons and tear gas.
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Joshua Wong in US to seek support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy mo
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 14 (ANI): Joshua Wong, one of the most visible leaders of the Hong Kong protest movement, along with other protest leaders, has arrived in the United States to seek support for the city's widening pro-democracy protests that have crippled parts of the Asian financi
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Beijing voices 'strong dissatisfaction' with G7 backing Hong Kong'
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 27 (ANI): China on Tuesday voiced 'strong dissatisfaction' with a joint statement issued by the G7 leaders supporting Hong Kong's autonomy and urging for peace after months of pro-democracy protests across the city.
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