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Travelers wearing face masks with their luggage head to the immigration counter at the departure hall at Lok Ma Chau station following the reopening of crossing border with mainland China, in Hong Kong, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.

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China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure

9:49am January 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.

The Royal Mint Court office complex, bought by the Chinese government for 255 million pounds ($311 million) in May 2018, in London, on Friday. China's controversial plan to build a new embassy on the site near the Tower of London was rejected in a Tower Hamlets council meeting on Thursday.

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London says no to a big Chinese Embassy, in a blow to Beijing ties

3:02pm December 02, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Local officials in London rejected plans for a massive, new Chinese Embassy, a bitter setback for China's government that once promised a "golden age" for its British relations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) waves to senior members of the government as he leaves at the end of the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at The Great Hall of People in Beijing on Sunday.

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What Xi Jinping's decade in power means for people in China — in their own words

5:01am October 18, 2022

by John Ruwitch

Xi Jinping has become China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. NPR has been speaking with a broad range of Chinese people about the impact he has had. Here is what four of them had to say.

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee arrives for a news conference in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.

Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals

12:56am August 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Hong Kong's COVID lockdown measures have devastated the city's tourism industry and disrupted business travel in a city known for being an international financial center and a business hub.

Hong Kong's Star Ferry shuttles passengers back and forth across Victoria Harbor. This spring, the Star Ferry reported a loss of about $9 million since the middle of 2019. Ridership has plummeted.

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Hong Kong's Star Ferry faces an uncertain future, as ridership falls and debt climbs

12:44pm July 27, 2022

by John Ruwitch

A drop in tourism due to political turmoil and the pandemic led to financial woes for the ferry, which has taken passengers across Victoria Harbor for decades. Now there are fears it may go bankrupt.

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In this image released by the Hong Kong government, a helicopter with rescue crew members approaches a sinking ship in the South China Sea, 186 miles south of Hong Kong on July 2, 2022.

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4 crew members are rescued after a floating crane sinks south of Hong Kong

2:33am July 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The rescued people were part of a 30-strong crew on board a China-registered floating crane that was involved in building several offshore wind farms, according to local media reports.

Helicopter crew members winch up a man from a sinking ship in the South China Sea on Saturday as a storm was moving in the area.

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Dozens are feared lost after a ship sinks in the South China Sea

8:28am July 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

An industrial support ship operating has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members, rescue services in Hong Kong said Saturday.

Police guard a closed road outside the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong on June 30, 2022, as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong to attend celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.

The Hong Kong handover turns 25. So does an entire generation.

5:44am July 01, 2022

by Jeongyoon Han

Two teenagers bonded over high school Model United Nations. A decade later, one is in self-exile. The other waits for her and their other friends to return to the Hong Kong they once knew.

China's President Xi Jinping waves following his speech after a ceremony to inaugurate the city's new government in Hong Kong Friday, July 1, 2022, on the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.

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Xi defends vision of Hong Kong while marking 25-year anniversary of handover

2:24am July 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

China's president says the "one country, two systems" framework is working — even as recent changes have all but eliminated dissenting voices in the territory.

China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after arriving for the upcoming handover anniversary by train in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022.

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Chinese leader Xi arrives in Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of handover

4:45am June 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Chinese leader is expected to speak about Hong Kong's future at a ceremony Friday marking the return of the former British colony to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997.