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AT LEAST 10,000 KILLED IN 1989 TIANANMEN CRACKDOWN
Minimum estimate of civilian dead 10,000, the then British ambassador Alan Donald said in the secret telegram to London seen by AFP at Britain's National Archives... READ MORE›
10,000 KILLED IN CHINA'S 1989 TIANANMEN CRACKDOWN: BRITISH ARCHIVE
Once the soldiers arrived in Tiananmen Square, students understood they were given one hour to leave square but after five minutes APCs attacked, Donald wrote... READ MORE›
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HIDDEN AWAY FOR 28 YEARS TIANANMEN PROTEST PICTURES SEE LIGHT OF DAY
When students occupied the square to demand democracy and an end to graft, Mr. Chen was a 25-year-old student at Dalian Maritime College in northeastern China... READ MORE›
UK ACCUSED OF DOING CHINA'S BIDDING AFTER POLICE RAID HOME OF TIANANMEN SQUARE SURVIVOR OVER PEACEFUL PROTEST
Dr Jiang, traumatised after witnessing seeing Chinese soldiers shoot fellow unarmed protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989, was re-arrested in 1995 before fleeing China in 2003... READ MORE›
CHINA TO BAN IVORY TRADE WITHIN A YEAR OR SO, AS PRESSURE MOUNTS ON HONG KONG
Wildlife groups say Hong Kong's legal ivory trade provides cover for a vast illegal trade that is fueling a poaching crisis decimating elephant herds in Africa... READ MORE›
ON TIANANMEN SQUARE ANNIVERSARY, DETENTIONS IN CHINA AND CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN HONG KONG
Participants hold candles in an annual vigil in Hong Kong's Victoria Park to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown... READ MORE›
FACEBOOK REINSTATES VIETNAM PHOTO AFTER OUTCRY OVER CENSORSHIP
It's perfectly possible for a company like Facebook to sort this out... READ MORE›
MEMO FROM CHINA CHINA USES PICKING QUARRELS CHARGE TO CAST A WIDER NET ONLINE
DUNHUANG, China -- An oil-field worker in this Gobi Desert town posted poetry online memorializing the victims of the Tiananmen Square crackdown... READ MORE›
CHINA FURIOUS AFTER KENNY G APPEARS TO BACK HONG KONG PROTESTERS
07 BST Saxophonist Kenny G, who is a big star in China... READ MORE›
'PROGRESSIVE, TOLERANT AND DIVERSE': HOW TAIWAN IS MOVING EVER FARTHER FROM CHINA
Taiwan's elections at the weekend have cemented this island's standing as one of Asia's most progressive and tolerant places... READ MORE›
CHINA HOLDS 23 LINKED TO FATAL BLASTS IN TIANJIN
They noted that Tianjin officials, for instance, awarded a permit to Rui Hai, despite its illegal operation, according to Xinhua... READ MORE›
SINOSPHERE WITH SMOG JOG THROUGH BEIJING ZUCKERBERG STIRS DEBATE ON AIR POLLUTION
The background for the photo of Mr. Zuckerberg's run, directly in front of the Forbidden City at the center of Beijing, is normally public-relations friendly... READ MORE›
CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD - IN 60 SECONDS
Dozens of people are believed to remain in prison 20 years after the crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy movement and independent trade unions remain illegal... READ MORE›
BRITISH 'BANKER' ARRESTED OVER HONG KONG 'PROSTITUTE' MURDER
The women were discovered in the 31st floor flat in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong a skyscrapper-filled central area popular with young, expat professionals... READ MORE›
HONG KONG PROTESTS: CIVIL SERVANTS ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK BUT ACTIVISTS REMAIN
Hong Kongers free will shall not be held hostage to protesters, Xinhua, the state newswire, said in a headline... READ MORE›
TRUMP JUST CALLED TIANANMEN SQUARE A 'RIOT.' THE COMMUNIST PARTY WILL BE PLEASED.
In Thursday night's GOP debate, Donald Trump called the protests in Tiananmen Square a riot... READ MORE›
'DON'T LIKE OUR RULES? THEN LEAVE', SAYS CHINA NEWSPAPER AFTER JOURNAL CENSORED
The result is a misleading, neutered simulacrum of China Quarterly for the China market, he wrote... READ MORE›
HONG KONG PUBLISHERS SPOOKED, ANTI-CHINA BOOKS OFF SHELVES
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi skirted a direct question on whether the men were under Chinese detention at a recent press conference... READ MORE›
PRO-CHINA GROUPS BLOCKED FROM USING DRUMS AS XI JINPING ARRIVES IN UK
Since President Xi came to power three years ago, human rights conditions in the People's Republic of China have deteriorated alarmingly, he said... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP DEFENDS THE WORLD'S BULLIES
But beyond the details of the Tiananmen massacre, Trump has reminded us of a larger lesson... READ MORE›
TIANANMEN VIGIL IN HONG KONG DRAWS SMALLEST CROWD IN NINE YEARS
Hong Kong's annual candlelight vigil to commemorate China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown attracted the smallest crowd in nine years as local student leaders shunned the gathering... READ MORE›
TAYLOR SWIFT'S CLOTHING LINE 'TS 1989' ANGERS CHINA
Taylor Swift's soon-to-be released clothing line and merchandise is treading a fine line in China... READ MORE›
WHY ARE ALL THESE ANGRY MEN IN HONG KONG WEARING BRAS?
On Sunday dozens of men wearing bras gathered outside a police station in the busy Wan Chai district of Hong Kong island... READ MORE›
FOR CHINESE OFFICIALS, TRUMP PERHAPS BETTER THE DEVIL THEY DON'T KNOW
Combined with her tough line on human rights and role in leading President Barack Obama's Asia rebalancing, Clinton is well-known in China... READ MORE›
"THE ZUCK-UP." WHO IS FACEBOOK BOSS TRYING TO IMPRESS BY RUNNING IN BEIJING'S POISONED AIR?
I just want to know how did he post on Facebook in Beijing, asked one Netizen... READ MORE›
HONG KONG'S TIANANMEN MUSEUM TO CLOSE AMID CLAIMS OF CHINA PRESSURE
The crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989, is branded a counter-revolutionary rebellion by Chinese authorities and many on the mainland remain unaware of it... READ MORE›
LAWYERS FOR UTS PROFESSOR FENG CHONGYI DEMAND ANSWERS FROM CHINESE AUTHORITIES
He said Dr Feng had been questioned again on Tuesday by Chinese security police, who are unhappy with international media coverage of the situation... READ MORE›
ALIBABA AGREES TO BUY SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST IN HONG KONG
Friday's agreement includes SCMP Group's other media assets, such as licenses to the Hong Kong editions of Esquire, Elle, Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar... READ MORE›
'MOMENTOUS SIGNIFICANCE': MODERN-DAY SLAVE TO GET HIS DAY IN COURT
Hong Kong narrowly defines human trafficking as a crime only involving cross-border sex trafficking for prostitution, meaning that victims of forced labour are not legally protected... READ MORE›
AI WEIWEI KEEPS UP FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AS HE OPENS NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA SHOW
Andy Warhol is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century often referred to as the American century, the century of modernity, Delany said... READ MORE›
CHINA'S FEELING MOODY ABOUT CREDIT DOWNGRADE
It is almost three decades since Beijing was last downgraded by the rating agency Moody's, and during that period China has been transformed... READ MORE›