Around 22,000 people poured into central Beijing on the weekend to take part in security preparations and rehearsals for a massive military parade next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The rehearsal took place from Saturday evening to early Sunday morning near Tiananmen Square in the heart of…
China has invited descendants of the American Flying Tigers to Beijing for the commemoration of the end of World War II, according to people familiar with the situation. A source said they include Cynthia Chennault, the daughter of Claire Lee Chennault who commanded the volunteers who helped in China’s fight against Japan, and one of…
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has confirmed he will attend China’s World War II commemorations next month, making him the first EU leader to publicly announce his plans to be at the event, which will feature a military parade in Tiananmen Square. “Apparently, I will visit China again on the occasion of the celebration of…
The European Union has condemned Macau authorities for arresting a democracy activist from the former Portuguese enclave over alleged national security violations. In a statement on Saturday, the EU said the arrest of Au Kam-san, a former pro-democracy lawmaker of Macau, “adds to the existing concerns about the ongoing erosion of political pluralism and freedom…
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his interest in visiting China and announced that talks between Beijing and Washington were set to start early next week on a possible TikTok deal that could determine the future of the popular video-sharing platform. The fate of TikTok, which faces a potential ban in the US over national…
China’s Foreign Ministry said Monday it does “not have any information” about reports that US President Donald Trump will be invited to a military parade in Beijing later this year, according to state media. Japan’s Kyodo News reported Sunday that China was planning to invite Trump to a military parade at Tiananmen Square on Sept….
This is the 52nd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For an acclaimed movie star whose accolades include best actress at the Venice Film Festival, Deanie Ip Tak-han has surprisingly little regard for fame and fortune. Known for standing up for her views even if it…
Hong Kong police officers arrested two people and took away 10 others on Wednesday as some residents brought flowers and candles to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The force said a mainland Chinese woman, 26, was spotted behaving suspiciously on Garden Road in Central during the day and was arrested for…
Hong Kong police officers have taken away at least seven people holding flowers or candles, including two schoolgirls, in Causeway Bay on the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. A source said that police had ramped up patrols in sensitive locations across the city, such as Victoria Park – where candlelight vigils to commemorate…
Beijing hit back Wednesday at Secretary of State Marco Rubio for saying the world will “never forget” the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, describing his remarks as an “attack” on China. Chinese troops and tanks forcibly cleared peaceful protesters from the square in the capital on June 4, 1989 after weeks-long demonstrations demanding greater…