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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As China’s Troubles Simmer, Xi Reinforces His Political Firewall
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 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.”
China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide
New, more sophisticated attacks are targeting Uighurs’ phones — even iPhones and even abroad, security researchers say. They warn that foreigners could be next.
Ousted in Tiananmen Protests, a Late Chinese Leader Is Finally Given a Grave
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.
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.
Xi Jinping Comes to Nepal Bearing Investments, and India Is Watching
The Chinese leader’s visit is a further display of his ambitious aims — both economic and strategic — on India’s doorstep.
At Hong Kong Protests, Art That Imitates Life
Instagram-ready works of art and graphic design — sometimes whimsical, mostly anonymous — are defining features of the city’s antigovernment demonstrations.
They Run the World’s Biggest Countries. Their Talk Won’t Be Easy.
As Narendra Modi of India and Xi Jinping of China meet, a host of potential conflicts are sharing the room with them.
Trump Publicly Urges China to Investigate the Bidens
President Trump made a similar, but private, request of the president of Ukraine, an episode that has prompted an impeachment inquiry.