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The Hong Kong-Mainland China conflict refers to the tense relations between Hong Kong and mainland China. Various factors have contributed to this tension, including different interpretations of the "one country, two systems" principle; the policies of the Hong Kong and central governments to encourage mainland visitors to Hong Kong; and the ...
As of 2024, 8 out of Hong Kong's 13 points of entry or border crossings controlled by the Immigration Department are located on or cross the land border fence. [10] Entry and exit immigration clearance into Hong Kong by sea can be cleared at 3 ferry terminals:, [10] and the other 2 out of 13 immigration clearance points in Hong Kong are located in the Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station and ...
The People's Republic of China (PRC) shares land borders with 14 countries (tied with Russia for the most in the world): North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. The land borders, in counterclockwise order from northeast to southwest, include the ...
A Hong Kong court will this week sentence 45 democratic campaigners in a major national security trial, with potentially heavy jail terms poised to further damage the financial hub's once lively ...
November 19, 2024 at 2:36 AM. By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang. HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark ...
China's ambition to turn Hong Kong into a leading hub for technological innovation is being stymied by the continued closure of the border between the city and the mainland, according to industry ...
China and Japan have a territorial dispute over a group of uninhabited islands known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan, the Diaoyu Islands in the People's Republic of China (PRC), [27] and Tiaoyutai Islands in the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan). [28] Aside from a 1945 to 1972 period of administration by the United States as part of the Ryukyu ...
Two journalists found guilty of sedition in trial seen as blow to Hong Kong’s press freedom. Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Stand News, leaving district court in Hong Kong on ...