The move brings to nine the total number of Chinese state-run news organizations that the State Department has designated with that label. China will most likely retaliate.
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Hong Kong Protests: Law to Tighten Beijing’s Grip With Security Presence
Pro-democracy politicians said the proposed security law would punch a hole in the city’s judicial system. Chinese lawmakers may take the issue up again in a matter of days.
Beijing’s Partial Lockdown a Sign of the World’s New Normal
China’s capital canceled flights and shut schools as a new coronavirus outbreak raised fears of a broader contagion. The city’s experience points to what other countries including the United States face as they reopen their economies.
Schools Shut in Beijing as Coronavirus Flares
The Chinese capital announced that it would step up its emergency footing in an effort to stamp out an outbreak of infections.
China Hails Its Virus Triumphs, and Glosses Over Its Mistakes
Trying to win a propaganda tug of war, Beijing staunchly defended its actions, saying it didn’t hide the emergence of the outbreak.
Sweden’s Ex-Ambassador to China Is Tried Over Secret Meetings on Detainee
The diplomat, Anna Lindstedt, is accused of overstepping her role in arranging meetings between the daughter of a detained Hong Kong bookseller and two businessmen who said they could help free him.
As Protests Engulf the United States, China Revels in the Unrest
Chinese officials and state media are seizing on the moment to tout Beijing’s authoritarian system and condemn American hypocrisy — a narrative that ignores many of their own issues.
China Responds with Restraint to Trump’s Move to End Hong Kong’s ‘Special Status’
A foreign ministry spokesman stayed close to the Communist Party’s official position on Hong Kong, suggesting that Beijing was waiting to see the specifics of the U.S. plan.
As Coronavirus Toll Preoccupies U.S., Rivals Test Limits of American Power
The coronavirus may have changed almost everything, but it didn’t change this: Global competition spins ahead — and in many ways has accelerated.
Hong Kong’s Protest Movement, Faced with Beijing’s Security Push, is In Crisis
As the Chinese government’s grip tightens, protesters are debating how and why to keep fighting, or whether resistance is even possible.