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A Look At Hong Kong's Future After China Passes Controversial Law

7:53am July 05, 2020

Beijing passed a sweeping new law to crack down on dissent in Hong Kong. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to opposition leader Lee Cheuk-yan about the future of the pro-democracy movement.

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South Korea Gets Long Awaited Green Onion Chex

7:53am July 05, 2020

South Koreans have been waiting 16 years for a new flavor of Chex Cereal - green onion.

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China Suppression Of Uighur Minorities Meets U.N. Definition Of Genocide, Report Says

7:58am July 04, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with China expert Adrian Zenz about his research uncovering evidence of birth prevention and mass female sterilization of Uighur Muslims in China.

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If The Pandemic Kept You From Flying, Now You Can At Least Pretend

7:14am July 03, 2020

An airport in Taiwan offered to let people go to the terminal, pass through security and sit on board a plane that is going nowhere. Thousands of people applied to do this. Sixty received permission.

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A landslide in Myanmar's northern Kachin state killed scores of people.

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Landslide At Myanmar Jade Mine Kills At Least 162

8:19pm July 02, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The death toll makes the disaster the worst known in the jade mining industry, surpassing an accident in 2015 that killed 113 people.

Pro-democracy party activist Nathan Law speaks to the media outside Hong Kong's Legislative Council building last year.

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Hong Kong Activist Nathan Law Says He Has Fled Abroad Amid Beijing-Backed Crackdown

7:04pm July 02, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Law, who spoke to NPR's All Things Considered, announced late Wednesday that he had left the country following the enactment of a draconian new national security law targeting the territory.

Protesters against the new national security law gesture with five fingers, signifying "five demands — not one less" on the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

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As China Imposes New Hong Kong Law, U.S. And Allies Take Steps To Retaliate

5:44pm July 02, 2020

by John Ruwitch

The U.S. is cutting back its special treatment of the territory, while the U.K. offers a pathway to British citizenship for Hong Kongers.

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India Bans Dozens Of Chinese Apps, Including TikTok

4:14pm July 02, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

India — TikTok's biggest foreign market — has banned the social video app and dozens of other Chinese apps. Popular among the working class, TikTok catapulted many to stardom and out of poverty.

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Pro-Democracy Activist Flees Hong Kong After China Passes New National Security Law

4:14pm July 02, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nathan Law, founder of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, who has fled Hong Kong after China passed a law putting him and other pro-democracy activists at risk.

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Hundreds Arrested After China Enacts Hong Kong Security Law

5:41am July 02, 2020

by Emily Feng

Beijing quickly used a new national security law against Hong Kong protesters; more than 300 were arrested Wednesday. How is the new law changing the legal and political landscape in Hong Kong?

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