China’s unprecedented rise over the last four decades has enormous implications for the world. Some of those implications are potentially catastrophic. Predicting its long-term effect on global development, freedom and national security is difficult.

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The dragon in the room: Tackling China’s pollution will be crucial at the COP26 climate summit

Over HK$500,000 has been raised for the family of the taxi driver who died after he was stabbed by a passenger.Family members of Wai Kim-hung, the 48-year-old who was killed earlier this month after he was stabbed in Sai Wing Pun, received HK$400,000 from the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association on Tuesday.

Over HK$500,000 raised for family of murdered Hong Kong taxi driver

China placed a city of four million under lockdown on Tuesday in a bid to stamp out a domestic coronavirus spike, with residents told not to leave home except in emergencies.

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China locks down city of 4 million over COVID

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will tighten COVID-19 restrictions despite a lack of local outbreaks to better align with China’s policies and increase chances of quarantine-free travel between the territory and mainland, leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday.

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Hong Kong to tighten COVID-19 rules, seeks to open to China

The former spokesperson of the now-disbanded Civil Human Rights Front has been sentenced to three months in jail, over yet another 2019 protest-related offence. Figo Chan arrives at the District Court on May 18, 2021. File Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP.Since May, the 25-year-old has now been handed five jail terms for his roles at unauthorised protests between 2019 and 2020.

3 months in prison for Hong Kong activist Figo Chan over 2019 demo, bringing total jail term to nearly 2 years

The government says that since the Beijing-imposed national security law prohibits subversion, the alliance can no longer be allowed to operate, even though the group has already voted to disband.

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Hong Kong leader orders removal of June 4 vigil group from Companies Registry

Hong Kong has convicted a second person under its sweeping national security law for chanting pro-independence slogans, amid a political crackdown in the city.

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Hong Kong convicts second person under national security law

Hong Kong's chief executive said Tuesday that "there is no way that one could prove" that human rights organizations such as Amnesty International as well as individuals leaving the city are doing so

'No way to prove' Amnesty leaving Hong Kong due to security law: Lam

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