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Ex-media boss Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years under national security law
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/02/2026
» Hong Kong's High Court jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying for 20 years on Monday for national security crimes, in what mainland Chinese authorities described as a "powerful declaration" that severe punishment awaited those who dared to challenge the law.
China executed a series of Myanmar crime bosses
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/02/2026
» BEIJING — In less than a week, China conducted a series of executions on a scale rarely seen in recent decades.
EU to blacklist 25 more Chinese entities for flouting Russia sanctions
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/02/2025
» BRUSSELS — The European Union (EU) plans to add another 25 Chinese entities to a blacklist of companies for circumventing sanctions on Russia, as part of the next package of measures aimed at hobbling Moscow's war effort.
Major natural gas field discovered in South China Sea
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/08/2024
» HONG KONG - China has confirmed the discovery of a major gas field in the South China Sea, state media reported on Wednesday.
YouTube complies with Hong Kong order blocking access to protest song
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/05/2024
» BEIJING - US-based video-streaming giant YouTube has complied with a Hong Kong court order banning a popular protest anthem by blocking access to 32 clips within the city, but other versions are still available.
Blinken labels China's Uyghur treatment 'genocide' in US report
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/04/2024
» United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlighted Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region as victims of "genocide and crimes against humanity" while launching the State Department's annual human rights report on Monday, days before he is expected to meet senior officials in Beijing.
China reveals it executed scientist for spying in 2016 in documentary about 'shocking' cases
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/04/2024
» Authorities in Beijing have revealed that a Chinese scientist who was convicted in 2015 of selling state secrets to foreign spy agencies was executed in 2016, one of several "shocking" spy cases.
China tells International Olympic Committee of concerns about 'politicising' sport
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/05/2023
» China has expressed its concerns about the "politicisation of sports events" to the International Olympic Committee after a series of incidents that have alarmed Beijing, including a US-led diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games and recent anthem blunders involving Hong Kong teams.
China sanctions US and Taiwanese individuals and groups over Tsai visit
South China Morning Post, Published on 07/04/2023
» China has retaliated with sanctions against two US bodies and their senior executives who hosted Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during her stay in the United States, with Beijing claiming the Americans provided platforms and facilities for “Taiwan independence”.