Hong Kongers seek overseas citizenship amid Chinese restrictions

Hong Kong protester Crystal has yet to tell her parents she has fled overseas to seek asylum in Canada, one of a growing number...

China & the uncertain security situation in Gulf

China and the Gulf states are in the same boat as they grapple with uncertainty about regional security against the backdrop of doubts about...

Hong Kong lawmakers vote Chinese security law despite strong condemnation

Hong Kong's legislature voted Thursday for a Beijing-backed law banning insults to China's national anthem, a move critics say further stifles dissent in the...

India requests China to talk over Ladakh border dispute

India has requested high-level military talks with China as a face-off between the two countries continues along the border in India's northern Ladakh region,...

British firms support China despite censure by British Government

In a development that is at odds with the stance of the British Government, British firms support China over the new security law in...

Beijing should acknowledge Tiananmen says Taiwan

Taiwan called on China to officially acknowledge the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on Thursday, as the island marked the anniversary of the day student-led protests...

India, a colossal washout in US versus China showdown

In a trove of declassified CIA documents some years ago, there was a list of Soviet jokes from the 1980s offering the glimpse of...

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen crackdown despite virus vigil ban

In a move of unparalleled defiance, Hong Kong marked China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown on Thursday, with candle-light ceremonies set for the evening across the...

British interference in Hong Kong will ‘backfire’ says China

China warned Britain on Wednesday that British interference in Hong Kong will backfire, after the former colonial power vowed to give sanctuary to locals...

Hong Kong extends coronavirus lockdown amid protests over new Chinese law

Hong Kong has decided to extend coronavirus restrictions after a new cluster of infections was detected, local media reported on Tuesday. Many have criticised...

US foes capitalize on protests raging across US

With US cities in flames over outrage about police brutality, nations that are usually on the receiving end of Washington's criticism on human rights...

Joint Declaration in danger says Britain as it cautions China over Hong Kong

In a statement that echoes the tensions of Western nations amid China's clampdown on Hong Kong, the UK on Thursday called on China to...