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Hong Kong to require remote operation of tower cranes after Skyline Cockpit demonstration
The Israeli company said the decision followed a demonstration for local officials in which a tower crane in Israel was operated from a control center in Hong Kong, roughly 9,000 kilometers away.
Hong Kong arrests 21 involved in building renovation on suspicion of corruption
Police arrest Cathay passenger who tried to open aircraft door mid-flight from Boston to Hong Kong
Twelve killed in residential fire in southern China, Xinhua reports
PA to strengthen China relations to prevent Israel's West Bank annexation
“We want to see China play a bigger role in the region,” a senior PA official told The Jerusalem Post.
China pushes back against Trump's pledge to 'take action' over Hong Kong
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong said the security law will be "the death of freedom in Hong Kong."
Hong Kong leaders say Trump 'completely wrong' for curbing ties
Justice minister Teresa Cheng said the basis for Trump's actions was "completely false and wrong," saying the need for national security laws were legal and necessary.
Trump terminating US relationship with WHO, Hong Kong
Since taking office, Trump has quit the UN Human Rights Council, the UN cultural agency UNESCO, a global accord to tackle climate change and the Iran nuclear deal.
UK, US, Australia and Canada scold China over Hong Kong law
The security law would "curtail the Hong Kong people's liberties, and in doing so, dramatically erode Hong Kong's autonomy and the system that made it so prosperous," they said.
China's parliament approves Hong Kong national security bill
Last year, the city was rocked for months by often violent pro-democracy demonstrations over an unsuccessful bid to introduce an extradition law to China.
US, China clash in UN over Hong Kong
The US mission to the UN said the issue was "a matter of urgent global concern that implicates international peace and security" and therefore warranted the Security Council's immediate attention.
Joe Biden would sanction China over Hong Kong, top adviser claims
A Biden administration would "fully enforce" the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, "including sanctions on officials, financial institutions, companies and individuals,"
Pompeo says Hong Kong no longer warrants pre-1997 treatment
It now falls to President Donald Trump to decide to end some, all, or none of the US. economic privileges which the territory enjoys now.
Chinese Embassy in France tweets anti-US, anti-Israel imagery in error
The embassy later released a statement that their Twitter account was "falsified," adding that the tweet was disseminated in error and not of their own volition.
