Just as much of the world celebrated the dawning of 2021 and bade good riddance to the much-maligned 2020, China quietly updated key legislation that could change world events. On January 1, an amended National Defence Law came into effect after having been approved by the National People's Congress Standing Committee. The seemingly technical, legalistic change would normally be unremarkable, but the amendments that were included could have.
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Reacting to the US sanctions imposed on the Chinese and Hong Kong officials, Bejing on Monday (local time) announced sanctions on American officials and lawmak
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Reacting to the US' sanctions imposed on the Chinese and Hong Kong officials, Bejing on Monday (local time) announced sanctions on American officials and lawmakers for having "blatantly intervened" in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong’s leader has distanced herself from her predecessor’s suggestion the city’s next chief executive could be selected without an electoral process. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Tuesday (Jan 19) said elections were important because the polls allowed hopefuls to elaborate on their vision for Hong Kong. “[The process] not only allows a chief executive to be elected,.