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Thousands of Hong Kong revelers welcome 2020 on neon-lit promenades along the picturesque Victoria Harbour, breaking into pro-democracy chants as the clocks strike midnight after more than half a year of often violent unrest. CBC | World News
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Hong Kong protesters demand mainland Chinese traders leave
Police fought with protesters who marched through a Hong Kong shopping mall Saturday demanding mainland Chinese traders leave the territory in a fresh weekend of anti-government tension. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong police fire tear gas during Christmas pro-democracy march
Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched through Christmas-decorated shopping malls chanting pro-democracy slogans on Wednesday as police fired tear gas to disperse crowds on nearby streets. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong police scuffle with protesters at shopping mall
Protesters and bystanders were hit with pepper spray fired by police as they moved in to make arrests during a protest Sunday at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong pro-democracy rally marks 6 months of protests
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crammed into Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday, in a mass show of support for a protest movement that shows no signs of flagging as it enters a seventh month. CBC | World News
Read More »China bans U.S. military aircraft and ships from Hong Kong
China banned U.S. military ships and aircraft from visiting Hong Kong on Monday and slapped sanctions on several U.S. non-government organizations for allegedly encouraging anti-government protesters in the city to commit violent acts. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong pro-democracy rally cut short by police tear gas
Thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests. But police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare pause in violence that has persisted during the six-month-long movement. CBC | World News
Read More »China arrests Belizean, Taiwanese citizens over meddling in Hong Kong affairs
China has arrested a citizen of Belize for allegedly colluding with people in the United States to meddle in the affairs of Hong Kong, the official Guangdong Communist Party newspaper reported on Saturday, citing local authorities. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong protesters urge Britain to back their cause in protest at consulate
Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists rallied Friday outside the British Consulate, urging the city’s former colonial ruler to emulate the U.S. and take concrete actions to support their cause, as police ended a blockade of a university campus after 12 days. CBC | World News
Read More »China warns U.S. over Hong Kong law as thousands stage ‘Thanksgiving’ rally
China warned the U.S. on Thursday it would take “firm countermeasures” in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail. CBC | World News
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