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• 16 May 2024

  

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  Putin meets Xi in Beijing amid widening gulf with West

  It was a show of unity, with talk of peace and cooperation, but the backdrop was a world divided and – in Ukraine and Gaza –  engaged in deadly combat.

• 10 Sep 2023

  

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  Sunak confronts Beijing after reports of Westminster Chinese spy arrest

  Rishi Sunak has confronted the Chinese Premier over what he said was China’s “unacceptable” interference in British democracy. 

• 1 Aug 2023

  

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  China floods: At least 11 people dead and dozens missing in Beijing

  Another powerful storm is threatening Japan days after Doksuri, a tropical cyclone, tore through China and the rest of the region.

• 18 Jun 2023

  

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  Antony Blinken holds talks with Chinese foreign minister in Beijing

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described talks held today with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as ‘candid, substantive and constructive’ and invited China’s foreign minister Qin Gang to further talks in Washington. 

• 21 Dec 2021

  

  Hong Kong elections: Western concern after pro-Beijing candidates sweep board

  China has rejected Western claims that democracy is under threat in Hong Kong, after pro-Beijing candidates swept the board in the weekend’s legislative elections.

• 11 Mar 2021

  

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  UK denounces China proposal to assess Hong Kong election candidates’ loyalty to Beijing

  Leading members of the US Congress are calling for more sanctions on China after it ignored foreign critics and passed a new law, reducing the proportion of democratically elected lawmakers in Hong Kong.

• 11 Nov 2020

  

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  Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers all resign after Beijing ruling

  Pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong have resigned en-masse, after four of their colleagues were expelled from the city’s legislature.

• 6 Sep 2020

  

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  HK activist Joshua Wong: ‘Beijing has just ignored our voting rights’

  I spoke to Joshua Wong who is one of the leaders of the protest movement in Hong Kong.

• 21 Jul 2020

  

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  ‘Continuing to fight for freedom in Hong Kong is always risking our life by Beijing’ – HK activist Joshua Wong

  We spoke to the pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from Hong Kong, where he is facing increased pressure after Beijing approved new security laws for the territory.

• 17 Jun 2020

  

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  Emergency level raised in Beijing to control spike in new Covid cases

  China has raised its emergency warning to its second-highest level – cancelling more than 60 percent of flights into Beijing in an effort to control a worrying spike in new Covid cases.

• 19 Mar 2017

  

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  Rex Tillerson travels to Beijing

  The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has met with the Chinese President – brushing to one side recent tensions between Beijing and Washington.

• 1 Sep 2016

  Gary Gibbon

  Beijing’s warning shot for Theresa May over Hinkley

  China’s ambassador to the UK warns Theresa May Britain must stay open to Chinese business, as doubts grow over a joint nuclear project.

• 4 Apr 2015

  

  Protestors attempt mass suicide in Beijing

  A reported mass suicide attempt in Beijing shows several people lying on the pavement surrounded by onlookers, after apparently drinking pesticide in a busy shopping centre, writes Danny Vincent.

• 1 Jul 2014

  Hong Kong protesters have 'Beijing's tentacles' in sight

  In a mass demonstration in Hong Kong on Tuesday, protesters are hoping their Beijing-based masters get the “message” and leave them alone.

• 27 May 2014

  Gary Gibbon

  Vince Cable, from Beijing, attacks friend for plotting

  The Vince Cable attack on his close friend, confidant and some-time adviser Lord Oakeshott, could actually help Nick Clegg’s position.