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China's parliament is considering changes to Hong Kong's electoral committee, which selects the city's leader, as well as giving it new powers to nominate and elect candidates to the city's legislature, a senior parliament official said on Friday.

Chinas No. 2 leader set a healthy economic growth target Friday and vowed to make the nation self-reliant in technology amid tension with the U.S. and Europe over trade and human rights.

China's parliament is considering changes to Hong Kong's electoral committee, a severe blow to any remaining democratic hopes in the global financial hub.

Chinese authorities tabled the new legislation at the opening session of its annual rubber-stamp parliament (left) on Friday. They also promised to increase military spending by 6.8 percent this year.

China condemns Hong Kongs electoral system at National Peoples Congress By (0) China’s National People’s Congress met Friday as Beijing moves toward election controls in Hong Kong. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo March 5 (UPI) -- China warned against interference in Hong Kong on the first day of the 13th National Peoples Congress, as Beijing moves to increase election controls in the former British colony. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Friday before nearly 3,000 delegat...

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Friday that the HKSAR government will fully cooperate with the central authorities to improve the SARs electoral system by enacting local legislation to implement the improvement measures, with a view to faithfully putting the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" into practice.

HONG KONG: Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists have tried to bring full democracy to the city, ...

Analysis: End of the road for Hong Kongs democratic dream as China improves its voting system Read full article March 5, 2021, 8:37 a.m.·4 min read FILE PHOTO: Hong Kong and Chinese national flags are flown behind a pair of surveillance cameras outside the Central Government Offices in Hong Kong By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists have tried to bring full democracy to the city, believing that China would liv...

How China plans to win in a post-pandemic world SECTIONS Last Updated: Mar 05, 2021, 10:09 PM IST Share Synopsis The tightly scripted political pageant that is the annual meeting of China’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress, is largely ceremonial. But the gathering offers a glimpse into the priorities of China’s leaders and their vision for the future. Agencies Beijing also affirmed its strong support for more traditional areas of defense, a priority under Xi. China...

REUTERS/Tyrone Siu The country wants to install loyalist "patriots" in leadership roles. China has, in recent years, cracked down on Hong Kongs pro-democracy movement. China announced on Friday that it plans to overhaul Hong Kongs electoral system, handing control to loyalist "patriots" friendly to Beijing. The statement was made during the National Peoples Conference, the annual parliamentary meeting that draws thousands of lawmakers from across China. NPC Vice-Ch...