Jul 22 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: China condemns pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong In our news wrap Monday, China condemned pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong on Sunday night. More than 100,000 people marched in the streets, some vandalizing the Chinese government’s office there. Beijing warned they are directly challenging the central government’s authority. Continue watching
Jul 21 Hong Kong residents deface Chinese emblem in latest protest By Alice Fung, Yanan Wang, Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, with some of the marchers defacing a national Chinese emblem in their latest expression of protest against mainland authorities. Continue reading
Jul 14 Hong Kong police fight with protesters amid rising tensions By Dake Kang, Katie Tam, Associated Press Police in Hong Kong fought with protesters on Sunday as they broke up a demonstration by thousands of people demanding the resignation of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's chief executive and an investigation into complaints of police violence. Continue reading
Jul 13 Clashes erupt as Hong Kong protest targets Chinese traders By Dake Kang, Nadia Lam, Associated Press Several thousand people marched in Hong Kong on Saturday against traders from mainland China in what is fast becoming a summer of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Continue reading
Jul 07 Tens of thousands in Hong Kong take message to mainlanders By Ken Moritsugu, Alice Fung, Associated Press Tens of thousands of people, many wearing black shirts and some carrying British colonial-era flags, marched in Hong Kong on Sunday, targeting a mainland Chinese audience as a month-old protest movement showed no signs of abating. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 5:33 Pro-Beijing Hong Kong legislator on why protesters’ ‘voices have not been heard’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn A day after protesters broke into government buildings in Hong Kong and trashed the legislative chamber, the Chinese government condemned their actions. But many people in Hong Kong feel frustrated with a lack of progress toward democratic reform, more than… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 2:47 Hong Kong protesters storm government buildings, face off with police By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Protests in Hong Kong again turned violent Monday, as people stormed government buildings, breaking windows and defacing walls, in a fiery denunciation of the city's chief executive, Carrie Lam, and her attempts to cede new power to mainland China. Some… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 7:38 News Wrap: Hong Kong’s leader apologizes — but doesn’t withdraw bill In our news wrap Tuesday, Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam, issued an apology but did not withdraw the extradition bill that has sparked mass demonstrations. Millions have protested the proposal, which would allow China to extradite people from Hong… Continue watching
May 26 Thousands in Hong Kong commemorate 1989 Tiananmen protests By Katie Tam, Associated Press More than 2,000 people marched in Hong Kong on Sunday to mark 30 years since a pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ended in bloodshed. Continue reading
Jan 10 Thousands protest missing booksellers in Hong Kong By Michael D. Regan Thousands of residents flooded into the streets of central Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the disappearance of five booksellers who are believed to be illegally detained by Chinese authorities. Continue reading