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Hong Kong's biggest protest in months may be a trailer for the year 2020

Companies have got caught in the middle of the protests. Chinese retailers and branches of lenders like Bank of China Ltd have been ransacked by vandals

US law defending human rights, violence will harm HK economy: Carrie Lam

The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act requires an annual review of the favorable trading status that the US grants to the city

China to suspend US Navy visits to Hong Kong over law supporting protests

China urges the United States to correct its mistakes and stop any words and deeds that interfere in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs

Hong Kong counting the economic cost of chaos even as retail crisis looms

Financial Secretary Paul Chan made the announcement to lawmakers Monday, explaining that the ongoing turmoil has hurt economic growth by some 2 percentage points this year

Hong Kong street protesters say 'Thank you' to Trump, wave American flags

Another banner read "President Trump, please liberate Hong Kong."

'Still angry': Hong Kong protesters return to streets, say fight will go on

Hong Kong's Beijing-backed chief Carrie Lam has offered no additional concessions in the wake of the elections, and protesters said they felt compelled to return to the streets

Hong Kong school seniors, students join forces against police brutality

China denies interfering, and says it is committed to the "one country, two systems" formula put in place at that time.

China arrests Belizean, Taiwanese for meddling in Hong Kong affairs

Hong Kong - a business and trade gateway for China as an international financial center - has been mired in often violent anti-government protests for nearly six months

Tourists arrivals in Singapore hits new high as Hong Kong misses the bus

About 5 million travelers came to the island between July and September, led by visitors from Greater China, which jumped 22%

Hong Kong police end 12-day siege of university campus to arrest protesters

Police removed a stash of nearly 4,000 gasoline bombs left behind by protesters, who fought pitched battles about two weeks ago with riot officers on surrounding streets

Wall St dips after US law on Hong Kong revives trade worries; PG&E falls 1%

The trade-sensitive Philadelphia Semiconductor index fell as much as 0.8% and was on track for its worst day in a week

More protests coming, say Hong Kong activists as police end campus siege

Renewed calls to hit the streets came after Beijing and city leader Carrie Lam refused further political concessions despite a landslide victory for pro-democracy parties in local elections last week

Signals from Hong Kong

The face-off holds lessons for 'strong' governments

China threatens US after Trump signs bills backing Hong Kong protesters

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng also summoned US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad 'to lodge stern representations and strong protest' to the passing of the Act

Landslide democratic win is adding pressure on Hong Kong's leader

The likelihood of Beijing offering any new concessions in the short term remains slim, observers say, given the tough line taken so far.

Hong Kong set to dash Lam's hopes with democracy camp poised for victory

The protest movement has made five key demands, including direct popular elections and a probe into alleged police brutality. Lam has dismissed the idea of government concessions as "wishful thinking"

Elections seen as vote on pro-democracy protests underway in Hong Kong

Voting was underway Sunday in Hong Kong elections that have become a barometer of public support for anti-government protests now in their sixth month. Long lines formed outside polling stations for 452 seats in the city's 18 district councils. The councils are largely advisory and have little power. But the election has taken on symbolic importance in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. A strong showing by the opposition would show that the public still supports the pro-democracy movement, even as the protests have become increasingly violent. The ruling camp in Hong Kong and the national government in Beijing hope that the unrest and disruption to daily life will turn voters against the movement. There has been a rare break in the violence in recent days as protesters, anxious to validate their cause through the ballot box, hit the pause button to ensure the polls won't be postponed. We need to show the world that our cause is legitimate. I don't believe that Beijing will not

US world's biggest source of instability, engages in protectionism: China

Wang said that China's development and growth was an inevitable trend of history that no force could stop.

Hong Kong campus stalemate persists as US bill sets up China clash

China had already threatened retaliation if the bill is signed into law by President Donald Trump

Beijing summons US diplomat to lodge protest over Hong Kong rights bill

Vice foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu called in acting charge d'affaires William Klein to lodge a 'strong protest'