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Some 60 protesters demonstrated outside a Chinatown building housing a Beijing “service station” that reportedly conducts surveillance against pro-democracy dissidents living in New York.

When its top legislature meets, Beijing will lay out a vision for reviving economic growth and strengthening the Communist Party’s grip after a chaotic reopening.

Spokesperson does not specify figure but announces rise is needed to meet complex security challenges
China’s military budget is set to increase again, the spokesperson for its rubber-stamping parliament has said, before a week-long political meeting expected to make big changes to China’s system of governance and increase measures to combat international sanctions.
The spokesperson for the National People’s Congress, China’s legislative body, addressed the media to outline the week’s agenda, including changes to the constitution and the legal sector, and endorsing new appointments to senior roles.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected calls by the opposition for a full public inquiry.

Three Hong Kong Alliance members, including prominent pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung, face up to six months in jail
Three former members of a Hong Kong group that organised annual vigils to mark China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of not complying with a national security police request for information.
Chow Hang-tung, 38, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, was among those convicted by the magistrate court.

President Biden said he and Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, would work in “lock step” to provide military support to Ukraine.

American artist-in-residence" is an advocate for "sex workers" and has "sadomasochism proclivities." The activist’s personal interests will be presented to students through a series of events.

German chancellor’s working visit to the White House focuses on continuing support for Kyiv
Joe Biden has hailed Olaf Scholz for Germany’s “critical military support” for Ukraine, acknowledging in a White House meeting that, in the face of stiff domestic political resistance, such backing had been “very difficult” for the chancellor.
The meeting of the US and German leaders on Friday comes shortly after the first anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and at a time when both are facing political challenges to their efforts to maintain the flow of military and economic support to Kyiv.

Governments have expressed concerns that TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, may endanger sensitive user data.

The Huntington Library is inviting the public to be part of a discussion on the past and future of Asians in the U.S.

Preventing a Chinese invasion of Taiwan at any point this decade will be an "enormous challenge," according to a top Department of Defense official.