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  • Scoop: Trump plans last-minute China crackdown

    11/15/2020 8:55:40 PM PST · by bitt · 20 replies
    axios.com ^ | 11/15/2020 | jonathan swan
    President Trump will enact a series of hardline policies during his final 10 weeks to cement his legacy on China, senior administration officials with direct knowledge of the plans tells Axios. Why it matters: He'll try to make it politically untenable for the Biden administration to change course as China acts aggressively from India to Hong Kong to Taiwan, and the pandemic triggers a second global wave of shutdowns. Watch for National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe to publicly describe in granular detail intelligence about China's nefarious actions inside the U.S. Details: Trump officials plan to sanction or restrict trade with...
  • Hong Kong Protesters Defy Beijing, Pack Streets

    09/29/2014 8:20:04 AM PDT · by GonzoII · 11 replies
    NTD TV ^ | 2014-09-29
    Hong Kong democracy protesters camped out in the centre of the global financial hub on Monday (September 29), continuing a stand-off that represents one of the biggest political challenges for Beijing since the Tiananmen Square crackdown 25 years ago. The unrest, the worst in Hong Kong since China resumed its rule over the former British colony in 1997, sent white clouds of gas wafting among some of the world's most valuable office towers and shopping malls before riot police suddenly withdrew around lunchtime on Monday, after three nights of confrontation. As riot police withdrew, weary protesters slept beside roads or...