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Exclusive | Renewal of US-China science pact said to be close, but may hold until after Election Day

Cs news8 months ago02 mins

Beijing and Washington are making progress toward renewing the 45-year-old US-China Science and Technology Agreement, according to sources familiar with the negotiations, but each side may be considering a different timeline for announcing the deal. A source in the US government said the administration of President Joe Biden would like to hold off the renewal…

Study judgments from Hong Kong national security cases before criticising: ex-minister

Cs news8 months ago02 mins

A former Hong Kong justice minister has urged foreign critics of the city’s national security trials to study the relevant court judgments before making conclusions, expressing her confidence in the local judicial system’s independence. Elsie Leung Oi-sie, who also previously served as a deputy director of the Basic Law Committee, slammed critics of the nation’s…