Police fired teargas in an attempt to break up demonstrations in Hong Kong. The protesters against the Beijing government defied a ban on wearing masks.

"We have the right to wear face masks," protesters in Hong Kong chanted Saturday. It followed a night of violent protests and pitched street battles among hardcore demonstrators and police Friday.

The decision by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is intended to make it more difficult for protesters to hide their identities and thereby discourage further protests.

As anti-China protests continued in Hong Kong, a parade in Beijing showcased stealth fighter jets and new ballistic missiles.

This year's Golden Week celebrations mark China's Communist Party rule surpassing the longevity of the Soviet Union. But Beijing is being buffeted by an economic slowdown and dissent in Hong Kong.

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A government crackdown on China's Muslim minorities has reached the Hui. "The pressure on not just one's religious behavior, but how one lives one's daily life, is unbearable," says a young Hui man.

Social media networks banned hundreds of thousands of accounts last month. In NPR's assessment of the data, telling details begin to depict large disinformation campaigns.

China has key investments and trade plans in Israel that worry Washington.

Recent arrests of public interest workers have dealt a blow to the country's now-vanishing civil society groups, which security officials deem as a national security threat.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced she is withdrawing the proposed law, which had set off protests now entering their fourth month. Protesters' demands, however, have grown in number.

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam says she is withdrawing the China extradition bill that sparked months of protests in Hong Kong. She made the announcement in video address.

Thousands of Hong Kong students boycotted class to peacefully call for greater democracy for the former British colony. The strike followed a violent weekend of clashes between protesters and police.

It's the first day of fall semester in Hong Kong, but many students are not in classes — they're on strike, calling on Hong Kong's chief executive to listen to their demands.

Another weekend of protests in Hong Kong began peacefully, but by day's end turned violent.

Protesters clashed with police throughout the night in one of the most dramatic and violent days of unrest since protests began.

This is the 13th straight week of protests against Hong Kong's Beijing-controlled government.

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Three key leaders of Hong Kong's protest movement are under arrest.

The group Demosisto said Joshua Wong, Hong Kong's best known pro-democracy leader, was among those arrested in what appeared to be a coordinated sweep by police.