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Beijing, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China will curb separatism in Taiwan and external interference in Hong Kong and Macao affairs, where it will also reinforce the One Country, Two Systems principle.

(Update 3: Adds energy and environmental plans in final 5 pars, minor edits). Beijing boosts defense budget, sets growth above 6%, hardens HK stance | Main | English edition | Agencia EFE

MORE Pro-democracy demonstrators gesture with three-fingered salutes outside West Kowloon Magistrates Courts during a hearing for opposition activists charged with violating the citys national security law in Hong Kong Thursday, March 4, 2021. All 47 of the pro-democracy activists in a Hong Kong subversion case returned to custody Thursday after a marathon hearing ended with them being denied bail. Photo by Lam Yik - B...

A largely pro-Beijing committee that elects Hong Kong's leader will also choose a large part of the legislature, a top Chinese official announced Friday as part of a major revamp that will increase central government control over Hong Kong politics.

China seeks Hong Kong election fix, tech preeminence as U.S. rivalry intensifies Gerry Shih TAIPEI, Taiwan —Chinese leaders convening in Beijing on Friday for the most important political conference of the year issued a call to bolster scientific and technological competitiveness, floated changes to Hong Kongs electoral system and announced a pickup in military spending. One common but unspoken thread? Competition with the United States. Much as China looms large in Washingt...

Ruling Chinese Communist Party officials say Beijing needs to close off loopholes allowing hostile foreign forces to disrupt Hong Kongs political life.

Chinas parliament boosts army, economy, imposes strict rules for Hong Kong Issued on: 05/03/2021 - 19:08 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks at the opening session of the National Peoples Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China 5 March 2021. REUTERS - CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS 5 min In its yearly parliamentary session, China has announced massive economic growth, strict rules on Hong Kong and an increase in military ...

China Abandons 24-Year Experiment With Open H.K. Elections Bloomberg 3/6/2021 Iain Marlow and Kari Lindberg (Bloomberg) -- For almost a quarter of a century, Hong Kong stood as the one place under Beijing’s rule with open elections. A landslide loss just over a year ago may have finally convinced China to end the experiment in democracy. In late 2019, Hong Kong’s democratic opposition rode the momentum of historic protests to win an unprecedented 85% of the seats on local ...

Word Count: 935 The National People’s Congress in Beijing laid out plans to pass changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system in the coming days, following through on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call to ensure “patriots” run the global financial center. That edict appeared to rule out many pro-democracy candidates who have won elected office since the city’s return from British rule in 1997. Play Video “For years, anti-China forces seeking to disrupt Hong Kong have been colluding wi...

A Hong Kong delegate to Beijing's political meetings on Friday said the upcoming reforms to the territory's election system will reduce "radical" and "unconstitutional" members from playing a role in Hong Kong's governance.