The plan has sparked protests on the self-ruled island, with critics saying the law could be used to send Beijing’s political opponents to mainland China. . . . Thousands of people march on Hong Kong's parliament to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people..…
Europeans had appreciation of what they had learned from the older civilizations of Egypt, Iraq, Persia, India, and China. But that changed as slave-based agriculture in Americas began to supply European textile mills and fatten up banks on both sides of Atlantic. ..…
Ruled by the authoritarian Communist Party, mainland China remains much more conservative and officials have repeatedly discouraged even discussion of legalizing same-sex marriage. . ..…
Public memorials and discussions of the events ofJune 1989are banned in mainland China, with activists who seek to commemorate the bloodshed often detained, with veteran dissidents placed under police surveillance or detention during each anniversary. . ..…
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