Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain for China | China in Focus

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A significant Democratic victory in the U.S. midterm elections: Is it a gain or a setback for China—or is it perhaps both? We examine the facts and explain what the results could mean for Beijing.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong will spend another decade behind bars. The court's ruling has drawn sharp criticism from the United States and Taiwan.
An unprecedented meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping could take place this year. Both Beijing and Moscow have hinted at the possibility.
China's economic woes are spilling onto the streets. From construction sites to factory floors, workers are staging protests and demanding months of unpaid wages.
China's embassy is dismissing a military explosive as a harmless, shell-shaped wine bottle, insisting it poses no danger. The device, part of a Chinese weapon, was discovered in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea.

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