The police drew their pistols and unleashed rounds of tear gas at protesters, who threw bricks and firebombs, as a weekend of violence followed nearly two weeks of relatively peaceful rallies.
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Sidney Rittenberg, Idealistic American Aide to Mao Who Evolved to Counsel Capitalists, Dies at 98
Once a dedicated Communist, Mr. Rittenberg became disillusioned after 16 years in prison in China and returned to the United States to forge a lucrative career helping companies do business in China.
China Acknowledges Holding an Employee of U.K.’s Hong Kong Consulate
The detention of a trade officer has raised fears that the police in mainland China are arresting people to dampen support for protests in Hong Kong.
With Troop Buildup, China Sends a Stark Warning to Hong Kong
An exercise by the People’s Armed Police on Hong Kong’s border signaled Beijing’s willingness to intervene to end any serious threat to sovereignty.
China Pressures Business Over Hong Kong. Workers Get Caught in the Middle.
Beijing wants global companies to back its power over the city, even as their workers join protests calling for greater say in the fate of their home.
Going From Hong Kong to Mainland China? Your Phone Is Subject to Search
The searches are raising concerns that Beijing is trying to identify travelers sympathetic to the territory’s protest movement and further control what its people see about the unrest.
‘Retake Hong Kong’: A Movement, a Slogan and an Identity Crisis
Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed government is struggling not only for control of the streets but over what the city means as a place and political entity.
Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course With China’s Communist Party
The grand political experiment to marry Beijing’s brand of authoritarianism with a bastion of civil liberties appears to be facing a moment of reckoning.
Cathay Pacific, Icon of Hong Kong’s Rise, Now Reflects China’s Grip
The airline agreed to bar employees who support or join protests from working on flights to mainland China, though it didn’t say how they would be identified.
Hong Kong Protesters Defy Beijing Warnings, as Police Fire Tear Gas
A day of protest began with a “family friendly” rally but ended with fires on a busy shopping street, tear gas and a tunnel under the harbor blocked.