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Ai Weiwei looks at the camera as he stands in front of a microphone

Ai Weiwei: Hong Kong security law ‘the last nail of the coffin’

Hong Kong politics

Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei speaks to The World’s Marco Werman about Bejing’s crackdown on Hong Kong. “The world will also abandon Hong Kong. So that is very, very sad story.”

A helmeted head is blurry in the foreground, behind it, a line of protesters on a balcony

Hong Kong national security law to take effect; Iran sentences journalist to death; Koalas could be extinct by 2050 in New South Wales

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A woman holds a microphone in a crowd.

Hong Kong pop star fights for ‘our autonomy’ as protests against Beijing continue

Protest
Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty after 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony shows the Chinese flag flying after the Union flag was lowered on July 1, 1997.

Hong Kong still holds powerful symbolic meaning for China

Global Politics
Demonstrators shout slogans in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on March 30, 2014. Thousands of demonstrators marched the streets to protest against the controversial trade pact with mainland China.

Some Taiwanese see their unwanted future unfolding in Hong Kong

Global Politics

Hong Kongers develop defiant streak as protests become part of the culture

As Hong Kong chafes under increased pressure from the mainland Chinese government, a city that was once viewed as apolitical and commercially oriented has found its political voice. Over the weekend, there was a huge protest and the Chinese government is worried about it spreading to mainland citizens.

Hong Kong Protests to Express Dissatisfaction with Authorities

Conflict & Justice

A march in Hong Kong with thousands of people delivered the message that many are fed up with the authorities.