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Freedom and democracy have disappeared in Hong Kong, Taiwan’s premier said Friday, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the business hub to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain.  Xi used the rare trip to hail China’s rule over the city and insist it is flourishing after a years-long political crackdown that has silenced dissent.  “One only has to see the pain that Hong Kongers are going through to know whether Hong Kong is doing better or worse,...

Hong Kong marked the 25th anniversary of the handover on Friday.

A former opposition politician says true democracy never started, neither before nor after the 1997 handover

As Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Hong Kong Friday after a rare visit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain, reactions to his speech ranged from deeming it "reassuring" to terming his stance "delusional." The Chinese Communist Party places great importance on anniversaries, and the trip presented Xi with an opportunity…

HONG KONG, July 2 — As Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Hong Kong Friday after a rare visit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain, reactions to...

There is “no serious possibility” of Hong Kong regaining her lost freedoms, a former British ...

Freedom and democracy have disappeared in Hong Kong, Taiwan's premier said Friday, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the business hub to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its handover from Britain.

In a speech celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, Chinese President Xi Jinping strongly reaffirmed the territory’s autonomy.

Xi’s keynote address came after he officiated the swearing-in ceremony of the new administration led by John Lee Ka-chiu, the city’s fifth chief executive.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday presided over tightly choreographed celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of Hong Kongs handover from Britain defended the crackdown on dissent.