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Local authorities can also ’take and keep any personal devices, as evidence, that they claim are linked to national security offenses,' U.S. officials said.

The sentence is ’the latest act of the Chinese government reaching across borders to silence dissent, wherever it appears,' Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said.

Sebastien Lai said that his 78-year-old father should be released immediately.

The defendants were among a group of opposition figures in a case called ‘Hong Kong 47.’

A white paper issued right after the ruling could suffocate the daily lives of residents, observers said.

Kwok Yin-sang is the first relative of a pro-democracy campaigner wanted by the Hong Kong government to be charged under the city’s 2024 security law.

The Home Office said the sentencing ‘shows how the Beijing-imposed National Security Law has criminalised dissent, prompting many to leave the territory.’

‘For the 78-year-old, this is tantamount to a life sentence,’ UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said.

The 78-year-old Lai, who has been held behind bars for more than 1,800 days, could spend the rest of his life in prison under the CCP-imposed security law.

The deployment is filling Washington’s strategic void in the First Island Chain, one expert says.

The court ruling is a setback for Beijing’s regional strategy.

Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on the U.N. agency to subvert the international order, experts warn.

A probe into two senior PLA officials for alleged corruption is sparking severe instability in China’s armed forces, experts warn.

Taiwanese media outlet Chung T'ien Television confirmed its reporter was among those detained.

Hong Kong’s High Court heard on Monday the mitigation plea of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai.

The city’s anti-corruption campaign on building renovation came after unsafe materials were found in a residential fire that killed at least 161.

Reports of Lai’s deteriorating health during his trial triggered calls for his release.

Local authorities can also ’take and keep any personal devices, as evidence, that they claim are linked to national security offenses,' U.S. officials said.

The sentence is ’the latest act of the Chinese government reaching across borders to silence dissent, wherever it appears,' Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said.

Sebastien Lai said that his 78-year-old father should be released immediately.

The defendants were among a group of opposition figures in a case called ‘Hong Kong 47.’

A white paper issued right after the ruling could suffocate the daily lives of residents, observers said.

Kwok Yin-sang is the first relative of a pro-democracy campaigner wanted by the Hong Kong government to be charged under the city’s 2024 security law.

The Home Office said the sentencing ‘shows how the Beijing-imposed National Security Law has criminalised dissent, prompting many to leave the territory.’

‘For the 78-year-old, this is tantamount to a life sentence,’ UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said.

The 78-year-old Lai, who has been held behind bars for more than 1,800 days, could spend the rest of his life in prison under the CCP-imposed security law.

The deployment is filling Washington’s strategic void in the First Island Chain, one expert says.

The court ruling is a setback for Beijing’s regional strategy.

Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on the U.N. agency to subvert the international order, experts warn.

A probe into two senior PLA officials for alleged corruption is sparking severe instability in China’s armed forces, experts warn.

Taiwanese media outlet Chung T'ien Television confirmed its reporter was among those detained.

Hong Kong’s High Court heard on Monday the mitigation plea of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai.

The city’s anti-corruption campaign on building renovation came after unsafe materials were found in a residential fire that killed at least 161.

Reports of Lai’s deteriorating health during his trial triggered calls for his release.