Communist Party leaders announced the move after months of protests in the city, but gave no details. Here is an explanation of that measure and others they approved.
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With China mired in a trade war, economic slowdown and Hong Kong unrest, Xi Jinping will use an elite meeting to focus more on increasing his control over the Communist Party.
China’s Response to Pence Speech: ‘Sheer Arrogance’
In a lengthy denunciation of the vice president, an official said he was trying to distract from American failings by criticizing Beijing.
China Holds #MeToo Activist Who Wrote About Hong Kong Protests
She spoke critically of China’s restrictions on free speech. Now the authorities are accusing her of “provoking trouble.”
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The ashes of Zhao Ziyang, the liberal leader ousted after seeking compromise with the protesters, were laid to rest. But the uprising remains a sensitive political scar in China.
China Is Leasing an Entire Pacific Island. Its Residents Are Shocked.
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American Basketball vs. Chinese Hardball: Guess Who Won
The N.B.A. is the latest entertainment giant to incite nationalist anger in China, where political submission has become the price of admission to a market of 1.4 billion.
With No End to Unrest in Sight, Hong Kong’s Economic Pain Deepens
An unmistakable sense of alarm is spreading among both small business owners and corporate executives who see no way out of the impasse.
China Masters Political Propaganda for the Instagram Age
Leveraging celebrities, the know-how of tech companies and images built for social media, the Communist Party can effectively stir patriotism among the youth.
Hong Kong Takes Symbolic Stand Against China’s High-Tech Controls
The first major place in China to rebel against Beijing’s technologies of control is one of the last not yet fully under their thrall.