1 year agoA tornado swept through northeast China, killing six people, injuring 200, and destroying buildings in its path.
1 year agoVideo of protest in Wuhan
1 year agoFootage coming out of the protest in Wuhan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 9km SW of Changning, China
1 year agoChinese PLA troops took part in military parade in Minsk
Trump accuses China, Europe of currency manipulation, unfair stimulus
[email protected]: China and Europe playing big currency manipulation game and pumping money into their system in order to compete with USA. We should MATCH, or continue being the dummies who sit back and politely as other countries continue to play their games - as they have for many years.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 16km SSE of Changning, China
Pentagon: "Of course the Pentagon was aware of the Chinese missile launch from the man-made structures in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands. What's truly disturbing about this act is that it's in direct contradiction to President Xi's statement in the rose garden in 2015"
1 year agoChinese President Xi Jinping urged President Donald Trump to "show flexibility" towards North Korea, including the "timely" easing of sanctions, at the G20 summit last week, China's foreign minister says
China regarded the violent actions of some protesters in HongKongProtest as an "undisguised challenge" to the one country, two systems formula under which the city is ruled, state television reported on Tuesday.
China trade talks with US have "already begun," @POTUS tells reporters.
HongKong Gov Press conference: In response to the question about resignation, Carrie Lam said: I've apologised for the insufficient work surrounding the Bill, there is much more work to be done.
1 year agoAt a 4am press conference, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Secretary for Security John Lee and police chief Stephen Lo condemned Monday evening's occupation of Hong Kong's Legislative Council.
1 year agoPolice chief Stephen Lo said the withdrawal of police officers from LegCo prior to the evening occupation as a "temporary retreat" due to the environment and the tactics used by protesters.
1 year ago[00:35 HKT] Police ready to enter Legco
1 year agoLianyu Wall is commonly known as The Lennon Wall, is guarded by a large number of riot police.
1 year ago#antiELAB protesters and riot police on the crossing of Tim Mei Avenue and Harcourt Road.
1 year agoTear gas fired on Lung Wo and LegCo Road.
1 year agoPolice clearing LegCo Road with big numbers and force. Multiple tear gas canisters fired. Police holding bean bag guns.
1 year agoPolice just fired tear gas at protesters outside Legco.
1 year agoPolice preparing in heavy force on Fenwick Pier St
1 year ago#antiELAB protesters all geared up as police near from Wan Chai. Helmets, masks and gloves on. "We are not defending the barricade at all cost, we just need to buy time for those behind us to leave," shouts one.
Police announced that they will be clearing the scene shortly. As news spread, #antiELAB protesters are urging those who need to go, to leave and that a safe exit through the other end of Lung Wo Road is possible.
1 year ago[22:36 HKT] Still around 200-300 protestors and press inside Legco chamber.
Organizer crowd estimate for today's July 1 march: 550,000.
1 year agoThe Legislative Council chamber has been taken over by protesters, the Beijing-imposed HK emblem defaced, and the old British colonial flag (assoc. with HK independence) draped at the front.
1 year ago"This is a complete trap, I'm sorry that people played into it," pro dem lawmaker Fernando Cheung says inside the chamber. Says police could have easily cleared protesters earlier but allowed this to happen.
1 year ago#antiELAB protesters have occupied Legco chamber
1 year agoProtesters smash up portraits of Legislative Council presidents outside the chamber