The arrival of several Hong Kong protesters has revived debate over whether Taiwan can or should accept Chinese citizens seeking safety. Taiwan has no asylum laws and attempts to pass one have failed.

One of the most sensitive issues in Taiwan right now is accepting protesters from Hong Kong seeking asylum in Taiwan. But Taiwan has no asylum laws, and many argue the island isn't ready.

After months of protests, pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong appeared on course to make major gains in local elections on Sunday — in what many activists are calling a rebuke of Beijing.

Results are in from district elections in Hong Kong, where pro-democracy demonstrations have been going on for months.

Hong Kong's district elections are drawing out large crowds and are seen as a referendum on government handling of ongoing protests.

The elections are seen as a referendum on popular support for anti-government protests that are now in their sixth month. Record numbers of people have voted.

Hong Kong residents are reacting to the bills passed by Congress. Additionally, voters prepare for this weekend's district elections as protests continue to roil the city.

Authorities have censored Chinese-language news of the hospitalization of a couple who traveled from Mongolia to Beijing for treatment, perhaps to tamp down fears.

A fragile web of cross-guarantees on corporate debt could unleash a chain of private defaults in China's industrial heartland. But workers are confident they'll be bailed out, again.

Being a mom without a husband leaves many women in a legal gray zone where they are unable to access medical and other public services for themselves and their children. Some women are even fined.

China's government wants to transition away from an economic model dependent on debt-fueled infrastructure spending. That's easier said than done.

An elections official said the pro-democracy activist's call for "self-determination" in the Chinese territory was inconsistent with pledging allegiance to the city and its constitution.

Serikjan Bilash signed a plea deal after Kazakh officials charged him with "inciting ethnic tensions" for his work documenting repression against Kazakhs and in China's Xinjiang region.

America's lobbying against the brand has had limited success. Many countries in Europe, Africa, the Americas and the Middle East are continuing their 5G rollout with at least some Huawei equipment.

Protesters in Hong Kong are being helped my many of the city's residents working as medics, those trying to prevent clashes between the police and protesters, and others documenting police violence.

In a rare on-the-record interview, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad tells NPR that the new rule is "modest" compared to the way U.S. officials are monitored by Beijing.

Indigenous villages, whose residents' ancestors predated British colonial rule, tend to be sympathetic to Beijing. But over the years, waves of new residents have brought different political beliefs.

After being shouted down by opposition lawmakers, the Hong Kong chief executive announced new public housing projects in the notoriously expensive city.

Muslim minorities in the northwestern region are targets of a sweeping security operation. Officials say most residents have been returned to society, but relatives say many are sentenced to prison.

Protesters in Hong Kong braved the rain and risked arrest by defying a government ban on wearing masks. Police responded with tear gas.