The indictment describes multiple efforts by the hackers to snoop on biotech firms and other companies engaged in coronavirus-related research, though it does not accuse them of having success in any theft.
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UK suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid outrage over human rights in China
the new national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong this month drew worries that the law could see those extradited from Britain facing draconian punishments.
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China approves contentious Hong Kong national security law
China has approved a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong.
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Trump asked China’s Xi to help him win re-election, Bolton says in book
The former national security adviser’s memoir, whose publication the Justice Department is trying to block, is the most substantive, critical dissection of the president from an administration insider.
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India says 20 soldiers were killed in clashes with Chinese troops
The clash – during which neither side fired any shots, according to Indian officials – is the first deadly confrontation between the two Asian giants since 1975.
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Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary, defying a police ban
Thousands of people observe the 31st anniversary of the deadly suppression of a democracy movement in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
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Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen vigil; rush on for UK passports
Hong Kong police rejected an application for an annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary this week of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as residents rushed to apply for passports that could allow them to move to the United Kingdom
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Trump hits back at China over virus, Hong Kong and student visas
The president also announces that he will withdraw U.S. funding from the World Health Organization.
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Hong Kong braces for downtown protests on China-backed laws
Hong Kong is bracing for what could be its biggest day of protests in months, with pro-democracy groups calling for a general strike against China’s latest moves to increase control of the city. Protests are planned for Wednesday near the Legislative Council building in central Hong Kong, where lawmakers plan to hold a hearing on […]
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Pompeo: China measure a ‘death knell’ for Hong Kong autonomy
The secretary of state condemns Beijing’s effort to take over national security legislation in the former British colony.