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Macau Choosing China's Riches Over Democracy Efforts, Unlike Hong Kong

By Jinshan Hong and Iain Marlow / Bloomberg

U.K. Accuses China of Torturing Hong Kong Consulate Worker

By Iain Marlow and Lucille Liu / Bloomberg

Trump's Muddled Message on Hong Kong Captures the Real Problem With His Foreign Policy

By John Walcott

Pro-Beijing Protesters Rally in Hong Kong

By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong
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Meet the Woman at the Heart of Hong Kong's Political Meltdown

Yau Wai-ching, the youngest woman ever elected to Hong Kong's legislature, is unabashed and unapologetic in her fight for China's freest city — never mind that many of its denizens now despise her. Can she win?

By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong

Watching the Election in a Hong Kong Bar

American expats gather anxiously as the results of the U.S. presidential election come in

By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong

China Blocks Pro-Independence Hong Kong Lawmakers

Beijing is "determined to firmly confront the pro-independence forces"

By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong

Hong Kong Protest Turns Violent

Police used pepper spray and batons on protesters who stormed a barricade

By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong

Hong Kong's Legislator Nathan Law on Youth and Change

The 23-year-old activist has no problem standing up to the establishment, and to Beijing

By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong

Leaders of Hong Kong's Umbrella Revolution Avoid Jail Time

But their lenient sentences are sure to anger China, which severely criticized the protests

By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Arrests on Last Day of Chinese Official's Visit

"We want to demand self-determination in Hong Kong and an end to one-party rule in China," said defiant activist Joshua Wong

By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong

Tight Security Stifles Protests in Hong Kong

Police outnumbered protesters in the designated demonstration zones

By Nash Jenkins / Hong Kong

Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Launches New Party

The party's launch will intensify the political debate over Hong Kong's autonomy from China

By Nash Jenkins

Hong Kong Authorities Target Teen Protesters

Two 14-year-olds may be taken into care for participating in pro-democracy gatherings

By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Protests in Photos

Hong Kong's street occupations have ended, but many demonstrators say this is only the beginning of their fight for free elections

By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong

Hong Kong Protest Leaders Surrender to Police

However, Benny Tai, Chan Kin-man and the Rev. Chu Yiu-ming are released after an hour

By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong

Hong Kong Top Leader Says Hunger Strike Is Futile

The Beijing-backed chief executive is unmoved by the students' latest attempt to foment democratic change

By Elizabeth Barber / Hong Kong

More Barricades Down at Hong Kong Protests

City bailiffs encounter no major opposition

By Per Liljas / Hong Kong

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Jackie Chan 'Worried' That Protests Are Harming Hong Kong's Finances

The Hong Kong superstar was widely expected to come down on the side of Beijing and the Hong Kong government, who say that protesters are wounding the financial hub's economic future

By Elizabeth Barber
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