Five years on, PolyU protesters say they were defending freedoms
Five years after riot police besieged Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University and trapped protesters fought back with catapults and Molotov cocktails, four people who were there...
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Jailing of 45 Hong Kong democrats sparks international outcry
Read coverage of this story in Chinese Rights activists, relatives and Hong Kong’s former colonial governor on Tuesday slammed the sentencing of 45 democracy activists...
Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists for up to 10 years
A Hong Kong court jailed 45 democracy supporters for up to 10 years on Tuesday at the end of the city’s biggest national security trial...
EXPLAINED: How much hidden debt do local governments in China carry?
China’s Ministry of Finance has announced 10 trillion yuan (US$1.38 trillion) of new measures to alleviate debt burdens on local governments at the end of...
China’s young unemployed ‘pretending’ to work in libraries, cafes
Read RFA coverage of this topic in Chinese. Rampant youth unemployment in China has left millions of young people floundering, living at home, relying on...
China hawk Marco Rubio nominated for US secretary of state
WASHINGTON – Marco Rubio, a strident foreign policy “hawk” when it comes to relations with China, has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve...
Hong Kong journalist to sue Wall Street Journal over sacking
A Hong Kong journalist fired by the Wall Street Journal after she was elected leader of a local journalists’ union lodged a legal challenge with...
Specter of China hovers over U.S. colleges
ATLANTA – The leaves were turning red and orange at Georgia Institute of Technology on a recent afternoon, and students were studying for midterms. Yet...
Hong Kong ‘upgrades’ lamppost that matched Tiananmen massacre date
Authorities in Hong Kong have been going to extraordinary lengths to avoid shining a light on some of the more negative aspects of recent Chinese...
Chinese state TV drama about Xi’s father fails to impress
China’s state broadcaster has launched a historical TV show with an all-star cast dramatizing the role of President Xi Jinping’s father Xi Zhongxun in the...
