John Ruwitch
Stories
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World
A small handful of journalists are trying to keep press freedom alive in Hong Kong
Press freedom in Hong Kong has tanked in recent years. Many journalists have left the field, but a few have set up tiny outlets to report on local issues and try to hold the authorities to account.
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Asia
China announces it carried out precision missile strikes in the Taiwan Strait
China on Thursday fired multiple missiles toward waters near Taiwan as part of large-scale military exercises following a visit to the island by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Asia
House Speaker Pelosi's trip to Taiwan has heightened U.S.-China tensions
Nancy Pelosi, meeting leaders in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said that she and the congressional delegation are showing they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island.
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Politics
China has warned of taking 'strong measures' should Nancy Pelosi travel to Taiwan
China is warning it will respond with "strong measures" if U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi travels to Taiwan. China claims Taiwan as its territory.
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Asia
Experts blame COVID lockdowns for China's economic stumbled in the 2nd quarter
China's economy stumbled in the second quarter, and economists say the government's "dynamic zero COVID" policy is to blame — hurting confidence and exacerbating other pent up economic challenges.
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Politics
In China, the banking scandal is causing some to lose faith in the Communist Party
The rough treatment of bank protesters in China has cast a spotlight on an under-regulated corner of the banking system. Some depositors are questioning their faith in the ruling Communist Party.
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World
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated at a campaign rally
Shinzo Abe had been Japan's longest-serving prime minister and remained a force in politics after stepping down in 2020.
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Asia
25 years ago, Britain handed Hong Kong back to China
At the time, the city was promised "a high degree of autonomy" for 50 years. Half way into the promise, where do things stand?
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World
Was Hong Kong a colony? Not according to new textbooks, a newspaper says
New textbooks contend the territory was never a British colony. The reason: China never recognized the treaties that ceded it to Britain.
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Asia
A China affairs correspondent's long road to get back to 'zero-COVID' China
NPR's China affairs correspondent, details his two-year-long saga to return to his beat in Shanghai amid strict COVID-19 protocols.