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    • Tuesday, 9 June, 2020
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      ‘Unfree Speech’ and ‘City on Fire’ — Hong Kong on the brink

      Urgent insights into the standoff with China in two books by HK pro-democracy activists

    • Saturday, 30 May, 2020
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong condemns Trump’s move to revoke privileges

      Government accuses US of smearing China’s ‘legitimate rights’ to safeguard security

    • Friday, 29 May, 2020
      Australia
      Australia’s soft soap may not be enough to counter China

      Beaming ‘Neighbours’ throughout the Pacific is unlikely to outweigh Beijing’s economic might

    • Friday, 29 May, 2020
      Long Story Short
      A selection of the FT’s biggest stories and best reads every Friday

      Sue-Lin Wong’s top reads this week: what’s happening in Hong Kong | after coronavirus: a cause for hope | keep the office chat alive

    • Wednesday, 27 May, 2020
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong police arrest hundreds and fire pepper balls at protesters

      Scores stopped and searched as lawmakers debate proposed law on Chinese national anthem

    • Wednesday, 27 May, 2020
      ExplainerHong Kong politics
      What is China’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong?

      Lawyers say plan to impose regulation violates territory’s mini-constitution

    • Monday, 25 May, 2020
      Hong Kong politics
      China seeks to reassure investors rattled over HK security law

      Announcement by Beijing caught many by surprise and raises concern over city’s future as financial hub

    • Monday, 25 May, 2020
      Hong Kong politics
      Beijing seeks to reassure business over Hong Kong security law

      But investors fret about threat to city’s autonomy from law that has sparked new pro-democracy protests

    • Friday, 15 May, 2020
      ReviewHistory books
      Walking a Tightrope — the revealing recollections of Mao Zedong’s doctor

      The physician who treated China’s leaders is a candid witness to corrupt power in Olivia Cox-Fill’s biography

    • Friday, 1 May, 2020
      News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic4 min
      How Beijing is cracking down on Hong Kong

      The FT's Sue-Lin Wong talks to prominent pro-democracy campaigners Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee

    • Friday, 24 April, 2020
      News in-depthHong Kong politics
      Beijing clamps down on Hong Kong under cover of coronavirus

      Wave of arrests and moves to curb territory’s prized autonomy alarm democracy movement 

    • Tuesday, 21 April, 2020
      Huawei Technologies
      Huawei revenue rises despite coronavirus challenges

      Chinese telecoms group reports 1.4% rise in first-quarter sales to $25.7bn

    • Monday, 13 April, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China-Africa relations rocked by alleged racism over Covid-19

      Africans in Guangzhou evicted from hotels and had passports confiscated, officials say

    • Friday, 10 April, 2020
      Chinese politics & policy
      UN’s partnership with Tencent at odds with its push for global unity

      The United Nations’ decision to host global discussions via Chinese tech giant’s video service has raised concerns over privacy

    • Thursday, 2 April, 2020
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      China, coronavirus and surveillance: the messy reality of personal data

      Efforts to track cases have been haphazard but technology companies face pressure to hand over information

    • Sunday, 8 March, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Coronavirus: crucial developments over the weekend

      Italy imposes lockdown while Germany weighs banning mass gatherings

    • Saturday, 7 March, 2020
      Chinese economy
      China exports plummet by 17% as coronavirus takes its toll

      Outbreak has disrupted supply chains and hit business activity across the country

    • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China tech groups censored information about coronavirus

      Platforms including WeChat and YY succumbed to pressure from Beijing, say researchers

    • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
      Foxconn Technology Group
      Foxconn to resume full production in China by end of month

      Apple supplier says more than 50 per cent of seasonal staff have returned to work

    • Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Anger over portrayal of women in China coronavirus propaganda

      Female voices come to the fore as outbreak opens up a small space for online criticism

    • Wednesday, 26 February, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Hong Kong offers cash handouts to ease coronavirus impact

      Territory’s finance minister predicts largest deficit on record for 2020-2021

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Work & Careers
      Coronavirus provides an opportunity for Chinese tech companies

      Solutions for virus-related problems include contactless food delivery and anxiety tracking

    • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      China cracks down on dissent over coronavirus outbreak

      Activist Xu Zhiyong disappears and access to online information blocked

    • Sunday, 9 February, 2020
      News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
      How the coronavirus devastated one Wuhan family 

      ‘I didn’t realise they would just die like that, so quickly and so easily’

    • Sunday, 9 February, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Coronavirus prompts North Korean trade and travel lockdown 

      Experts fear country, which borders China, cannot cope with a serious health crisis

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