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The Hong Kong government will consider whether to appeal for longer sentences of certain democrats jailed on Tuesday in the city’s largest national security case. Convicted of conspiring to commit subversion, 45 former legislators, ex-district councillors, and activists received jail sentences ranging from four years and two months to 10 years, with prominent legal scholar […]
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will visit China next week, Beijing said Friday. The visit will take place from Monday to Thursday, Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks after his meeting with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Putrajaya on October 26, 2024. […]
A South Korean national has been arrested in China on a spying charge, the Chinese foreign ministry confirmed on Tuesday. Foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the South Korean citizen was arrested “in accordance with the law on suspicion of espionage” and that their lawful rights would be safeguarded, without giving further details. “The authorities […]
China said Monday it had lodged a protest with Myanmar authorities after Beijing’s consulate in the city of Mandalay was attacked with an explosive device. “China expresses its deep shock at the attack and sternly condemns it,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said of the incident that occurred Friday. A general view of Mandalay, the […]