Vote to disband Hong Kong’s Democratic Party looms as members weigh ‘rough ride’

    Vote to disband Hong Kong’s Democratic Party looms as members weigh ‘rough ride’

    For years, Winfield Chong Wing-fai, an executive committee member of the Democratic Party and long-term advocate against bid-rigging, has juggled countless invitations from Hong Kong residents to attend meetings of owners’ corporations, so homeowners can seek his advice on building maintenance projects. The number and frequency of those invitations increased exponentially after last month’s deadly…

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    US Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi. Photo: Chicago Tribune/TNS

      Hegseth’s G2 description for US-China relations is ‘deeply problematic’, lawmaker says

      US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s designation of Washington-Beijing ties as “G2” carries a “deeply problematic” meaning that sidelines United States’ allies and partners in the region, a US lawmaker has stated in a letter. “This term carries deeply problematic connotations of depicting the United States and PRC [the People’s Republic of China] as coequal and…

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      Senate government shutdown deal leaves many Democrats furious, with little to show on health care after 40 days

      Senate government shutdown deal leaves many Democrats furious, with little to show on health care after 40 days

      Washington — The decision by eight Democratic senators to embrace a deal to end the government shutdown has infuriated many members of the party, with critics saying the lawmakers abandoned the 40-day fight without serious concessions on the health care tax credits that were central to Democrats’ demands. “Pathetic,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “There’s…

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