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Alleged consular staff attempted to take away posters and banners that demonstrators had hung up taunting the Chinese president, Xi Jinping. One of the demonstrators, Bob Chan, who attempted to retrieve a poster, was dragged into the consular compound and was beaten by unidentified men. The Labour MP David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, condemned the violence. He said: 'The UK stands for freedom, the rule of law and democracy. The quashing of peaceful protest will never be tolerated on our streets'

Assault on protester in Manchester is seen as being consistent with Beijing’s hawkish rhetoric of recent years
A shocking attack on a pro-democracy protester who was dragged inside the Chinese consulate in Manchester and beaten, allegedly by consular staff, was a manifestation of China’s increasingly aggressive foreign policy, according to analysts.
On Sunday, the day the Chinese Communist party’s 20th congress opened in Beijing, a small group of Hong Kong protesters . Images from the attack circulating on social media show a grey-haired man holding one protester by his hair just inside the consulate gates, as other men attack him. The man had previously emerged from the consulate and demanded the removal of satirical posters of the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and torn down a protest banner.

Liberty University convened more than 630 U.S. and African CEOs, political figures, and faith leaders to network and promote joint business opportunities for U.S. companies and African nations. With ...

Pawan Dhingra, associate provost and associate dean of the faculty at Amherst College, will travel to UNC at the end of October to discuss the connection between the rising levels of respect for Asian ...

UMass Lowell’s Asian American and Pacific Islander students have a vibrant place to call their own. Officially opened on Wednesday, Sept. 28, the university’s (AACEE, pronounced “ace”) offers staff ...

Sweeping new export rules covering everything from equipment to talent threaten to kneecap the Chinese semiconductor industry.

New U.S. export controls on chips aim to deprive China of equipment and software it needs to manufacture high-end chips with military applications.

Foreign secretary urged to take action after Hong Kong demonstrator punched and kicked in Manchester
The UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, is facing demands to act against the Chinese government as police confirmed that a man was assaulted after being dragged into the grounds of the country’s consulate in Manchester.
Labour and senior Tories have called for the Chinese ambassador to explain what happened after footage appeared to show a pro-democracy demonstrator being beaten and kicked by several men. Police said the assailants had emerged from the consular building.

Apple has put its plan to use a Chinese memory chip manufacturer in new versions of the iPhone on hold after the Commerce Department implemented restrictions on tech-related sales to and from the ...

A major reshuffle will take place in the Chinese Commmunist party’s top echelon this week – here’s a who’s who of the main players
A major reshuffle will take place in the Chinese Communist party’s top echelon at the 20th party congress in Beijing this week, a twice-a-decade meeting that began in the capital on 16 October.
The in a process of selecting new officials for the 200-member central committee. Some will be promoted to the 25-member politburo, and some to the elite seven-member standing committee, China’s most powerful political body.