FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks to the media near the scene of multiple stabbings in Reading, Britain, June 22, 2020. REUTERS / Peter Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s route to citizenship for nearly three million people in Hong Kong will open in January 2021, and applicants won’t …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks fluctuated on Thursday as investors weighed hopes of further stimulus to support pandemic-affected economies against a dramatic rise in tensions between the United States and China. FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing a face mask stands near the Bund Financial Bull statue and a screen …
Read More »China says UK citizenship path for Hong Kong residents violates international law
FILE PHOTO: National flags of Hong Kong and China wave behind a pair of surveillance cameras in front of Central Government Offices in Hong Kong, China, July 20, 2020. REUTERS / Tyrone Siu / File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A new British policy that allows Hong Kong residents to claim …
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