Low-paid American workers produce tear gas in potentially dangerous conditions. It's then shipped to Hong Kong where it's used against pro-democracy protesters. ~life work Article 3090 words 17 votes
Walmart dodged up to $2.6 billion in US tax through a “fictitious” Chinese entity, former executive says ~finance business Article 3046 words 13 votes
Hong Kong government withdraws extradition bill, a key demand of protesters ~news china hong kong politics Article 336 words 19 votes
Why everyone should care about what is happening in Hong Kong, despite all the world’s troubles ~misc politics Article 991 words 10 votes
Hong Kong protestors using Mesh messaging app China can't block: Usage up 3685% ~tech Article 526 words 23 votes
Hong Kong protests: Defiant university students, school pupils and residents go on strike, piling pressure on government to meet demands ~news hong kong china Link 6 votes
New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics ~news hong kong china Article 1027 words 12 votes
‘I can’t sleep, I can’t eat’: How Hong Kong’s extradition bill crisis is affecting the city’s refugees and asylum seekers ~life Article 2088 words 5 votes
Denmark honours Bernhard Arp Sindberg who rescued thousands of Chinese during the Japanese imperial army's orgy of violence in Nanjing in 1937 ~humanities.history Article 1005 words 6 votes
Why protests are becoming increasingly faceless ~tech Article 1977 words, published Aug 25 2019 10 votes
Police fire water cannon, tear gas after Hong Kong protesters occupy major roads despite warning ~news hong kong china Article 1433 words 7 votes
Hong Kong lawmakers Jeremy Tam and Au Nok-hin arrested, as police continue round-up of democrats ~news hong kong china crime Article 384 words 9 votes
Silicon Valley is building a Chinese-style social credit system ~tech privacy Article 1524 words 13 votes
A group of Chinese international students say they take little notice of politics or historical events, with one admitting to not having heard of the Tiananmen Square Massacre ~life education Article 513 words 12 votes
Hong Kong activists booted from Montreal Pride parade after alleged pro-Communist threats ~lgbt activism Article 504 words 4 votes
US President Donald Trump says he's raising tariffs on China after its retaliation ~finance Article 9 votes
Empty trains on the modern Silk Road: When Belt and Road interests don’t align ~finance Article 2323 words 8 votes
Cryptic, allusive messages from Hong Kong's wealthiest tycoon. No sooner had Li Ka-shing's ad been published than sharp netizens began to see that it contained an artfully constructed hidden message. ~news china hong kong Article 1103 words 27 votes
Donald Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times ~news china usa politics journalism Article 3195 words 11 votes
Why so many Chinese students can’t understand the Hong Kong protests ~misc politics Article 949 words 27 votes
Interview with Valve about their upcoming Steam China project, curation and exclusivity ~games Article 2076 words 7 votes
New Hong Kong protest ads urging international help appear in 11 newspapers worldwide ~news china hong kong.2019 protests hong kong Article 461 words 10 votes
Twitter is displaying China-made ads attacking Hong Kong protesters ~tech social media Article 214 words 18 votes
Let China build the longest undersea rail tunnel between Finland and Estonia – more geopolitical advantages than risks ~engineering Article 5 votes
Why did Ai Weiwei break this million-dollar vase? ~arts photography Article 861 words, published Jul 4 2017 9 votes
Chaos grips Hong Kong’s airport as police clash with protesters ~news china hong kong Article 1359 words 15 votes
Chinese armed police truck convoy rolls into Shenzhen, across the harbour from Hong Kong ~news hong kong china.shenzhen Link 26 votes
Hong Kong airport cancels Monday flights amid sit-in protest ~news hong kong china Article 333 words 9 votes
There are growing signs that something truly horrific is about to happen in Hong Kong, and President Trump has essentially given China’s rulers a green light to crush the pro-democracy protests. ~misc politics Article 988 words 25 votes
China lets yuan tumble past seven per dollar as trade war escalates ~finance economics Article 15 votes
China orders halt to history tests for students seeking credits for US university courses ~humanities.history Link 9 votes
Chinese vlogger who used filter to look younger caught in live-stream glitch ~tech social media Article 694 words 14 votes
Duncan Scott joins Mack Horton in podium protest after “you loser” rant from Sun Yang ~sports Link 5 votes
Hong Kong police criticized over failure to stop attacks on protesters ~news china hong kong Article 709 words 7 votes
Grindr had dreams of making the world better for queer people. Then a Chinese gaming company bought it ~lgbt Article 4243 words 12 votes
How US tech giants are helping to build China’s surveillance state ~tech google Article 1935 words, published Jul 11 2019 8 votes
When affordable housing in Shanghai is a bed in the kitchen ~life housing.affordable housing.group rental Article 4 votes
Hong Kong protesters clash with police in ongoing showdown over China's tightening grip ~news china hong kong politics Article 882 words 7 votes