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For decades, Macau has pledged its loyalty to Beijing in exchange for a longer leash and a steady influx of cashed-up gamblers. But the dramatic arrest of a high-flying casino owner leaves many wondering what lies in this port city's future.

For decades, Macau has pledged its loyalty to Beijing in exchange for a longer leash and a steady influx of cashed-up gamblers. But the dramatic arrest of a high-flying casino owner leaves many wondering what lies in this port city's future.

Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the July 1, 1997 return of the territory to China from the United Kingdom. Since the handover, many Hong Kongers have chafed under Beijing’s rule—tensions that culminated with the Umbrella Revolution in late 2014, when tens of thousands of citizens called for a

Flicking through the April issue of the Hong Kong Tatler, a glossy high life magazine modeled after the London Tatler, I was reminded of a story I once heard about the Rothschild house in Paris. When Victor Rothschild visited the Avenue de Marigny in 1944, to see what was left of his cousin’s mansion after four years of German occupation, he found not only Baron Robert’s old

The Hong Kong legislature's willingness to give the government a free pass means liberty is under threat.

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China is ready to present a “great” Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to the world, President Xi Jinping has said.

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The presidents of China and Taiwan, Xi Jinping, and Tsai Ing-wen, in their New Year messages had warned each other. Xi had said that the complete unification was the aspiration of people on both sides. Tsai said, “We must remind the Beijing

China is ready to present a great Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to the world, President Xi Jinping has said.