Hong Kong

Thousands of protesters descended on the city's Victoria Park on June 4 to mark the anniversary of the massacre, despite police refusing permission for them to do so.

China has traded barbs with the U.S. and the U.K. over Hong Kong, with concerns raised over Beijing's influence on the territory.

We are in the midst of a great power struggle with the Chinese Communist Party.

Chinese state media have compared the police response to U.S. unrest with how Hong Kong demonstrations were dealt with last year.

There is no telling what regional aggression might come next for the hegemonic Chinese Communist Party.

China has gobbled up the territory's freedom, undeterred by protests and international condemnation. Who's next?

Carrie Lam has warned that countries could hurt their own economic interests if they apply sanctions to the city.

"I highly suspect that Hong Kong rioters have infiltrated American states," tweeted Hu Xijin, editor of a newspaper published by the Chinese Communist Party.

"The U.S. has long been a country with severe racial discrimination where its various powers are creating inequalities," the editorial said.

Writing in the country's state media, a commentary penned under the name "Zhong Sheng," or "Voice of China," said the sanctions would disrupt and harm America more than China.

"U.S. politicians such as Pompeo arrogantly believe that Hong Kong's destiny is in their hands," a Global Times editorial said.

"There's a whole menu of potential things that he [Trump] could do," U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said while appearing on the Fox Business Network. "And I'm sure they're working right now on how to refine the thinking and come up with something that's an appropriate response."

"Selling out American principles to curry favor with communist officials is no way to run an American business—regardless of who else is doing it," Missouri Senator Josh Hawley said.

Police in Hong Kong fired pepper pellets and made around 300 arrests as people protested a law criminalizing the ridicule of China's national anthem.

Communist China presents the single greatest threat to Americans today.

The U.S. could simultaneously hurt the Chinese Communist Party and greatly improve its own position.

China and the United States are veering toward a "new Cold War," Beijing's foreign minister warned just one day after Hong Kong protests reignited.

The Hong Kong Police Force said that the demonstrators were detained for "unauthorized assembly, unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct in a public place."

"What we are seeing is a new Chinese dictatorship," Chris Patten said.

In a joint statement, spokespersons for the U.K., Canada and Australia said they were "deeply concerned" by new security legislation.

Secretary of State Pompeo says the decision to impose China's national security law "would be a death knell for the high degree of autonomy Beijing promised for Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration."

China's ruling Communist Party has put forward a security law that would tighten control over Hong Kong.

The State Department on Thursday condemned proposed national security legislation that pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong say would smother their remaining political freedoms.

"Any country who has a binding agreement with the Chinese government" should no longer rely on it, HRW China Director Sophie Richardson told Newsweek.

The bill comes after Hong Kong residents last fall demonstrated against a similar measure.

Hong Kong is a pivotal cudgel to wield against the Chinese Communist Party.

Additional testing will begin with airport workers and later be expanded to include those working at nursing and residential homes.

Crowds gathered in the city's nightlife district on the first evening that entertainment venues reopened.

Many members of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement have continued to stand firm on speaking of it that way, mostly just shrugging off the criticism.

Chinese authorities reported that no new local cases of COVID-19 were recorded as cases originating from international travelers hit a peak.