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Hong Kong police in standoff with protesters after sit-in

By Johnson Lai, Yves Van Dam, Associated Press

Hong Kong riot police faced off with protesters occupying a suburban train station Wednesday evening following a commemoration of a violent attack there by masked assailants on supporters of the anti-government movement.

Beijing appeals to U.S. to ‘meet China halfway’ on trade

By Associated Press

A foreign ministry spokesman expressed hope Washington can "get along with us" and restore "mutually beneficial" trade.

Twitter shutters Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests

By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press

The social media platform said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong.

U.S. extends reprieve on tech sales to China’s Huawei

By Associated Press

The U.S. government restricted sales of U.S. technology to the Chinese technology giant, but granted a limited temporary reprieve to support existing equipment.

Massive turnout at march in latest Hong Kong protest

By Kelvin Chan, Yanan Wang, Associated Press

Protesters turned Hong Kong streets into rivers of umbrellas Sunday as they marched from a packed park and filled a major road in the Chinese territory, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity this summer.

Hong Kong’s divide: Protests for democracy, rally for China

By Yanan Wang, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Pro-democracy protesters marched on one side of Hong Kong’s famous harbor on Saturday to demand the government heed their demands. Across the water, a pro-government rally called for an end to the often violent protests.

Chinese police exercises near Hong Kong build tension

By Dake Kang, Yves Dam Van, Associated Press

Members of China's paramilitary People's Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong on Friday, in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semiautonomous territory.

Trump suggests China trade deal can wait for Hong Kong tensions to ease

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Trump tweeted that he knows China wants to make a deal but added, "Let them work humanely with Hong Kong first!"…

Treasury yields invert, stoking fears of possible recession

By Associated Press

Yields on 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes inverted early Wednesday, a market phenomenon that shows investors want more in return for short-term government bonds than they are for long-term bonds.