China hints at Hong Kong involvement
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Reports from Hong Kong say China has indicated its intention to take a more active role in the political affairs of the territory.
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HONG KONG, June 30 -- Chinese leader Hu Jintao inspected hundreds of troops gripping rifles Saturday in Hong Kong, and pro-democracy demonstrators scuffled with police as the former British colony prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of its return to China.
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Recent comments by President Chen  Shui-bian on the sensitive issue of Taiwan's name revealed his  intention to steer the island toward independence, a Chinese  government spokesman said.
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HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong residents are voting in legislative elections seen as a referendum on Chinese rule and the most extensive democracy exercise in the country.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao inspected troops and pro-democracy activists scuffled with police on Saturday as Hong Kong prepared to celebrate 10 years since the end of British colonial rule.
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The tense relations between the pro-democracy camp and the central government in Beijing could ease after the election, but little substantial improvements over the strained relations could be made, politcal analysts suggested shortly after Hong Kong&#39;s
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When the British ruled Hong Kong, as pro-Beijing politicians are fond of pointing out, the territory&#39;s people had no direct influence over the way they were governed.
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BEIJING - The arrest of a Hong Kong pro-democracy candidate in mainland China on charges of soliciting a prostitute touched off a media furor in the former British colony yesterday and fueled suspicion that Beijing was trying to influence ...
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The announcement sent China, the U.S. and its allies to debate whether diplomatic efforts could be resuscitated.
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China said Saturday it may allow Hong Kong's leader to be directly elected by 2017 but activists seeking quicker democratic reform in the former British colony criticised the decision.
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China said Saturday it would consider allowing Hong Kong's leader to be directly elected by 2017 but activists seeking quicker reform in the former British colony criticised the decision.
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China will consider adopting measures to protect its interests and those of its trading partners once global textile quotas are scrapped at the end of this month, a government spokesman said on Friday.
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HAVANA -- China hopes to expand its growing economic and political clout at the Nonaligned Movement summit, influence that analysts say will come at the expense of the United States, which passed up an invitation to attend as an observer.
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Hong Kong's government unveils proposals on how and when it might arrive at full democracy.
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China is preparing for a potentially crucial week of diplomacy in trying to resolve the North Korean nuclear stand-off, with envoys from the United States, Japan and possibly Pyongyang to meet in Beijing.
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Hong Kong voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a new Legislative Council. LegCo, as itâs known, symbolizes the âhigh degreeâ of autonomy that Hong Kong was promised when it reverted Chinese rule in
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HONG KONG Tung Chee-hwa, the chief executive of Hong Kong, on Thursday ruled out trying to pass internal security legislation any time soon, a strong sign that his backers in Beijing have decided to take a conciliatory stance here after legislative