Yvonne Chiu

China Watches Hong Kong Vote As Protests Threatened

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Hong Kong will select a new leader on Sunday in a vote skewed towards Beijing that has once more opened up the city’s political divisions. Pro-democracy campaigners describe the election process as a farce and predict weekend protests as the prospect of political reform in the semi-autonomous city appears more unattainable than ever. Hong Kong’s … Read more

Indian Missile Test Injects New Tension Into Asia

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It’s a frightening prospect, India and China going to war. The countries are home to 2.5 billion people, a long and sometimes disputed border — which they’ve fought wars over — and each have nuclear weapons. And India announced last month it successfully tested the Agni-V missile, which could theoretically deliver a nuke to Beijing. … Read more