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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 642

Chinese politics

Chinese President Jiang Zemin at a press conference in Beijing, one day before his departure for an eight-day visit to the US, October 25, 1997. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)
November 30, 2022, 1:52 pm
Jiang Zemin, ex-China leader who led economic boom, political repression, dies at 96
A former soap factory manager, Jiang was about to retire when he got top job in aftermath of brutal crackdown on 1989 Tiananmen protests, and was president from 1993 to 2003
By AP and ToI Staff
Protesters against China's strict COVID rules pass near a police car in Beijing on Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
November 28, 2022, 12:31 pm
China detains protesters, BBC journalist in crackdown on rare public demonstrations
Activists call for political freedoms, claim strict virus lockdowns hampered response to deadly blaze in Urumqi; protests not seen since 1989 pro-democracy movement
By Matthew WALSH and Jing Xuan Teng
Policemen stand guard in front of the Tiananmen Gate during the 33rd anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing, June 4, 2022. (Noel Celis/AFP)
June 4, 2022, 9:46 am
Talk of Tiananmen stifled in China, Hong Kong on massacre’s 33rd anniversary
Police boost presence, check IDs in Beijing while authorities close off Hong Kong park where annual vigil held for pro-democracy protesters killed in 1989 crackdown
By AFP
A pro-democracy activist holds placards with the picture of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside the Chinese central government's liaison office, in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. Zhang, a former lawyer and citizen journalist from Shanghai, has been sentenced to four years in prison for her reporting on the initial coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China. The activists demand the releases of Zhang, as well as the 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
December 28, 2020, 5:59 am
Chinese citizen journalist jailed for four years for Wuhan virus reporting
Hunger-striking Zhang Zhan has been detained since May, and lawyer says her health is declining; prosecutors accused her of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’
By Laurie CHEN
A government advertisement (C) promoting China’s planned national security law is displayed on the city hall building in Hong Kong on June 29, 2020. (ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP)
June 30, 2020, 8:30 am
China passes controversial security law endangering Hong Kong’s autonomy
Beijing’s plan to let mainland authorities operate openly in region, bypassing local government, unanimously approved in major anti-freedom step
By Jerome TAYLOR and Yan ZHAO
Chinese President Xi Jinping, bottom, arrives for the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
May 28, 2020, 11:16 am
China okays plan for controversial security law endangering Hong Kong’s autonomy
Beijing’s plan to let mainland authorities operate openly in region, bypassing Hong Kong’s government, is overwhelmingly adopted in major anti-freedom step
By AFP
FILE - In this June 5, 1989 photo, Chinese troops and tanks gather in Beijing, one day after the military crackdown that ended a seven week pro-democracy demonstration on Tiananmen Square. (AP Photo/Jeff Widener, File)
June 5, 2019, 2:59 pm
As it happened June 4-5, 1989: Tanks rumble out of Tiananmen Square
30 years later, a look at a report from the field during the bloody crackdown in China on pro-democracy protesters, with the death toll unknown to this day
By JIM ABRAMS
Thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil for victims of the Chinese government's brutal military crackdown three decades ago on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
June 5, 2019, 11:35 am
Hong Kong, Taiwan hold mass vigils on anniversary of Tiananmen massacre
With figures disputed, tens or hundreds of thousands attend commemoration events for hundreds of victims in 1989 Chinese crackdown on Beijing protesters
By VIOLET LAW and ALICE FUNG
In this June 5, 1989 file photo, a Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Changan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square (AP Photo/Jeff Widener, File )
June 5, 2019, 11:01 am
After 30 years, China keeps forcibly blocking any talk about Tiananmen protests
Beijing imposes information lockdown on anniversary, continuing political repression to erase mass killings from public memory; some activists unreachable by phone or text
By KEN MORITSUGU
A billboard for the GoForIsrael conference at a train station in China. (Courtesy GoForIsrael)
May 26, 2019, 3:02 pm
Israeli firms fly out to woo China investors despite myriad of potential hazards
A trade war with the US and a host of other worries are not stopping some 100 companies from heading east, where they will be welcomed by a massive market hungry for innovation
By Joshua Davidovich and Shoshanna Solomon
China's President Xi Jinping swears under oath after being elected for a second term during the fifth plenary session of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Greg Baker)
March 17, 2018, 7:30 pm
Xi Jinping reappointed China’s president with no term limits
Rubber-stamp legislature dominated by Communist Party also names Xi’s ally as vice president
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
In this March 26, 2016 photo, people look at a building covered in posters of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai. (Chinatopix via AP)
March 10, 2018, 10:54 am
China silences critics of move to abolish term limits for leader Xi
Political atmosphere surrounding action is laced with fear and confusion; many see it foreshadowing greater political repression
By Gerry Shih and Yanan WANG
A Chinese flag flies at a construction site in Beijing's central business district on October 31, 2017. (AFP Photo/Greg Baker)
November 5, 2017, 10:37 am
Disrespecting China’s anthem can land you in prison
As part of Xi Jinping’s patriotic push, those found disparaging the ‘March of the Volunteers’ may lose political rights, face imprisonment
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong at an innovation gathering in Beijing, March 21, 2017. (Haim Tzach/GPO)
March 21, 2017, 8:08 am
In Beijing, Netanyahu looks to ‘marry Israel’s technology with China’s capacity’
On second day of state visit, prime minister, Chinese leaders agree on upgrading economic, tech cooperation
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative: A Chinese boy eats noodles in Beijing. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
January 1, 2016, 8:40 am
China’s new two-child policy takes effect
Facing an aging population, world’s largest nation hopes loosening birth restrictions will grow its shrinking workforce
By AFP
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