Politics

China and the Solomon Islands on Saturday signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties after the Pacific island nation ditched relations with Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a Chinese province and seeks to cut off from the international community. The Chinese government's top diplomat, State ...

An annual fireworks display in Hong Kong marking China's National Day on Oct. 1 was called off Wednesday as pro-democracy protests show no sign of ending. The city issued a terse statement saying the show over its famed Victoria Harbour had been canceled "in view ...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has canceled plans to meet with the leader of the Solomon Islands to discuss development partnerships after the Pacific nation cut ties with Taiwan in favor of China on Monday, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. The Solomon Islands ...

Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate U.S. involvement in another country's affairs. "This is not a plea for ...

Hong Kong singer and activist Denise Ho wants U.S. lawmakers and companies to criticize Beijing's actions in Hong Kong to help change the Chinese Communist Party's behavior. Ho said Monday that Beijing was using its power and influence to quash dissent around the world, and ...

Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, said Tuesday she and her team would begin dialogue sessions with the community next week, while reiterating that violence that has roiled the city over three months of protests must end. Lam, who is under pressure from Beijing to defuse ...

Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Foxconn Technology Group, pulled out of next year's presidential election in Taiwan, a move that may help unite the opposition Kuomintang. Gou apologized to his supporters in a statement on Facebook on Tuesday outlining his decision to withdraw from ...

Taiwan accused China on Monday of trying to influence its presidential and legislative elections after the Solomon Islands cut off ties with Taipei. The Solomon Islands was the sixth country to switch allegiance to China since President Tsai Ing-wen took office in Taiwan in 2016. ...