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World reacts to Hong Kong's July 1 protests, as China rejects 'foreign intervention’

Foreign politicians have reacted to violent protests in Hong Kong on Monday, July 1, 2019, the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to Chinese sovereignty.

July 2, 2019
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An approved New Year’s Day march from Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to Chater Road in Central was abruptly cut short by police three hours after it began, as violence broke out on the sidelines.  ...06:16
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Hong Kong New Year’s Day march descends into chaos
January 1, 2020
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Ten Hong Kong fugitives were sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven months to three years by a Shenzhen court on December 30, 2020. They were part of a group of 12 Hongkongers who were...02:55
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Hong Kong fugitives jailed on Chinese mainland
December 30, 2020
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Hong Kong's biggest political crisis since its return to mainland China, starts with an ill-conceived plan by the government for an extradition law to allow the transfer of suspects for trial to...07:30
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China’s Rebel City: The Hong Kong Protests
December 7, 2020
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Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she still stands by trying to pass the controversial extradition bill that sparked months of social unrest in 2019 and polarised Hong Kong society,...04:18
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HK leader stands by extradition bill, NSL
November 29, 2020
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A teenage boy is shot by police on China's National Day, as clashes intensify between hardcore Hong Kong protesters and police. The government gives in to a key protest demand and withdraws its...23:45
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China’s Rebel City: Part 3 – Hong Kong on Fire
November 23, 2020
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In the second part of the South China Morning Post documentary on Hong Kong’s anti-government protests, the gulf between the two opposing sides widens. With neither the government nor protesters...20:00
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China’s Rebel City: Part 2 – Battle Lines Drawn
November 20, 2020
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In the first part of the South China Morning Post documentary on Hong Kong’s anti-government protests, we explore the origins of the city's biggest political crisis and social upheaval since its...13:20
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China’s Rebel City: Part 1 – Marching into the Unknown
November 17, 2020
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The February 2018 murder of Poon Hiu-wing in Taipei prompted the Hong Kong government to propose a controversial extradition bill the following year in a bid to send Chan Tong-kai, the pregnant...11:54
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Mother of Taiwan murder victim demands justice
October 16, 2020
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The first Hong Kong protester who was shot with a live round fired by police during 2019 anti-government protests was reportedly set to plead guilty to a rioting charge, which carries a maximum...00:54
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Hong Kong teenage protester who was shot with live police round appears in court
October 9, 2020
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In a voice recording released to media on October 2, 2020, Hong Kong murder suspect Chan Tong-kai said he's preparing to return to Taiwan later this month to face charges. Chan is accused of...00:36
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Hong Kong murder suspect Chan to return to Taiwan
October 5, 2020
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For a year, Hong Kong newlyweds Henry Tong and Elaine To had been in fear of spending up to a decade of their marriage apart in jail, until they were acquitted for rioting during an anti-government...04:53
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HK couple prepared for life apart before acquittal for rioting
July 29, 2020
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China has decided to suspend Hong Kong's extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, and the UK in response to similar suspensions by those countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang...01:15
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China halts Hong Kong extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, UK
July 29, 2020
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced his government is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong in light of China passing a national security law for the city. Morrison...01:07
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Australia suspends extradition to Hong Kong
July 9, 2020
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One year since anti-government protests erupted in Hong Kong over a now-withdrawn extradition bill, the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, said on June 9, 2020, that everyone...00:49
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Hong Kong must ‘learn a lesson’ from year of protests
June 10, 2020
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Police fired pepper spray to disperse protesters after hundreds took to the streets of downtown Hong Kong on June 9, 2020, to mark the first anniversary of a historic march against the now...01:36
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Hong Kong police fire pepper spray as hundreds gather to mark first anniversary of historic march
June 9, 2020
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It has been one year since anti-government protests started in Hong Kong on June 9, 2020. On that day, an estimated 1 million people took to the streets to demonstrate against an extradition bill...08:47
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Hong Kong: A year of protests
June 9, 2020
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Hundreds of protesters gathered in at least 10 shopping malls across Hong Kong on May 10, 2020 to chant slogans and sing the anthem of the anti-government movement, Glory to Hong Kong.  ...03:36
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Protesters gather in shopping malls across Hong Kong to chant slogans, stage singalongs
May 10, 2020
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After a week when Hong Kong saw a drop in the number of new coronavirus cases, anti-government protests again returned to the city after months of calm.  ...03:07
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Hong Kong protesters defy Covid-19 social-distancing rules
April 27, 2020
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Yuki Zhang, a 24-year-old student from the Chinese mainland, came to Hong Kong in August 2019 amid increasingly violent anti-government protests. She hoped that during her time studying in the city...07:57
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Pandemic deepens divide between mainlanders and Hongkongers
March 12, 2020
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After a period of relative calm, anti-government protesters violently clashed with police in Hong Kong on February 29, 2020, despite fears over the global coronavirus epidemic that are keeping many...02:09
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Violent protests return to Hong Kong streets
March 2, 2020
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During the first two days of the Lunar New Year, Mong Kok was the scene of skirmishes between riot police and anti-government protesters. Sunday evening January 26, 2020, started off with people...03:15
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Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year protests
January 27, 2020
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Hong Kong police subdued dozens of people who refused to disperse following a march against mainland Chinese parallel traders in the border town of Sheung Shui on January 5, 2020. ...03:03
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Dozens detained after protest in Hong Kong border town
January 5, 2020