HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters donned cartoon character masks and mocked China’s leaders while forming human chains in defiance of a ban on face coverings at public assemblies. Gathering along the city’s subway lines Friday night, many protest supporters masqueraded as Winnie the Pooh or Guy Fawkes. They help up their phone…
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Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese President Xi Jinping warned adversaries on Sunday that any attempt to split China will “end in crushed bodies and shattered bones” according to state-media, as anti-government protesters in Hong Kong returned to the streets for a 19th consecutive weekend. Though Xi didn’t explicitly name Hong Kong in his comments, his references to “separatists” and “external forces”…
The U.S. and China have reached a partial trade pause. President Trump, speaking at the White House, said: “We’ve come to a very substantial phase one deal”…adding it will take three to five weeks to get written. The deal includes intellectual property, financial services and $40-$50 billion related to agriculture products. It is unclear what the U.S will give…
Unsplash/Suhyeon Choi China’s “social credit” system, a high-tech operation that tracks and assigns points in relation to the daily activities and behavior choices of its citizens, is being developed in Silicon Valley. The Communist government’s digital efforts, which have been in place since 2014, to control the actions of the people has been extensively utilized…
Greetings from Tyler, This will be the last Update before the Day of Atonement (Wednesday, October 9), the Feast of Tabernacles beginning Monday, Oct. 14th, and the Last Great Day, Monday, Oct 21st. We’re thankful that we are still able to convene under the freedoms of assembly and speech guaranteed by our Constitution. Many (in…
The 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China was “one of Hong Kong’s most violent and chaotic days”, the city’s police chief has said. An 18-year-old protester was shot in the chest with a live bullet – one of six live rounds fired by police. Protesters – some armed with poles, petrol bombs and…
For much of 2019, many were wondering if, or rather when, as a result of the ongoing trade war, China would lose its status as the largest US foreign creditor. The answer was revealed last month, when in June, Japan finally surpassed China as the top foreign US creditor, however, due to a plunge in…
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia and China have so close ties that third countries are not able to drive a wedge between Moscow and Beijing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. According to the minister, the Russian and Chinese foreign ministries have been enjoying constructive, trustworthy and partnership relations, which allows them to fulfill all the…