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Why Protests In Hong Kong Will Likely Continue Despite Some Key Demands Being Met

5:48pm September 04, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post reporter Shibani Mahtani about why the Hong Kong protests likely won't end, even though Chief Executive Carrie Lam met a key demand of activists.

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Hong Kong Democracy Activist Reacts To News That Extradition Bill Will Be Withdrawn

10:03am September 04, 2019

Pro-democracy activist Bonnie Leung tells Noel King that the protesters have five demands, including the bill's withdrawal, Carrie Lam's removal from office and a police brutality probe.

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High school students wearing masks hold placards that read "Five key demands are indispensable" as they continue their school boycott in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

World News

Hong Kong Government Withdraws Extradition Bill, A Key Demand Of Protesters

8:04am September 04, 2019

by Emily Feng

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced she is withdrawing the proposed law, which had set off protests now entering their fourth month. Protesters' demands, however, have grown in number.

World News

Protesters In Hong Kong Win, Extradition Bill Is Withdrawn

7:09am September 04, 2019

by Emily Feng

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam says she is withdrawing the China extradition bill that sparked months of protests in Hong Kong. She made the announcement in video address.

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Frank Langfitt, now NPR's London correspondent, was inspired to offer his Shanghai ride service after working in the 1980s as a taxi driver in the U.S.

World News

Opinion: The Challenges Of Being A Foreign Reporter In China

10:33am September 03, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

NPR's Frank Langfitt reflects on a decade as a journalist in China and how he bypassed reporting restrictions by offering people free rides. It's the subject of his new memoir, The Shanghai Free Taxi.

National

New Import Taxes Underscore China's Role As Growing U.S. Food Supplier

6:36pm September 02, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration leveled new tariffs this weekend on more than $100 billion worth of imports from China, including chocolate, sweet biscuits and chewing gum.

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In Hong Kong, Students Strike, Seeking Democratic Reforms

4:26pm September 02, 2019

Thousands of Hong Kong students boycotted class to peacefully call for greater democracy for the former British colony. The strike followed a violent weekend of clashes between protesters and police.

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World News

Student Strike Is Next Evolution Of Hong Kong Protests

11:20am September 02, 2019

by Emily Feng

It's the first day of fall semester in Hong Kong, but many students are not in classes — they're on strike, calling on Hong Kong's chief executive to listen to their demands.

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Apple's Challenge In China As Latest Tariffs Take Hold

9:14am September 02, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to Reuters reporter Stephen Nellis about his report showing Apple Inc.'s growing dependence on China for production amid the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China.

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Economy

Why China, The World's Largest Rice Producer, Quietly Bought U.S. Rice Last Year

6:43am September 02, 2019

China is the world's biggest rice producer. So why did it agree to buy two shipping containers of rice from the U.S.? Planet Money reporters explain the other trade battle between the two countries.