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Apple on Thursday removed an app criticised by China for allowing protesters in Hong Kong to track police. (AFP)

Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning

The tech giant’s pulling of HKmap.live was blasted as bowing to China

An anti-government protester throws a molotov cocktail during a demonstration near the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, China. (Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha)

Strife-torn Hong Kong braces for China anniversary violence

The protest-wracked financial hub witnessed its fiercest political violence in weeks as riot police spent hours in running battles with protesters

Protesters who throw petrol bombs are known as “wizards” while teams who extinguish the fizzing tear gas canisters fired at them by police are dubbed “firefighters”. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

‘Braves’ on the frontlines of Hong Kong’s protests

A culture has built up around Hong Kong’s "braves" who are hailed by supporters as heroes and reviled by their opponents as nihilists

People hold signs and attend a rally to the US Consulate General in Hong Kong. (Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis)

Clashes after peaceful crowd takes Hong Kong message to US consulate

Hong Kong is a major international business hub thanks to freedoms unheard of on the mainland under a 50-year deal signed between China and Britain

Anti-extradition bill protesters attend a mass demonstration after a woman was shot in the eye during a protest at Hong Kong International Airport. (Reuters/Tyrone Siu)

Money, muscle, media: how China has handled Hong Kong protests

Beijing has tried to contain the protests so far. Here are the tactics it has used

Protesters who throw petrol bombs are known as “wizards” while teams who extinguish the fizzing tear gas canisters fired at them by police are dubbed “firefighters”. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

Hong Kong protesters walk tightrope between peace and violence

While millions have hit the streets in remarkable scenes of peaceful people power, protests have also sunk into violence

Chinese dissident-artist Ai Weiwei fears the worst

Ai Weiwei fears ‘Tiananmen’ crackdown in Hong Kong

Although most analysts consider a full-blown crackdown unlikely, fears of worse to come have hovered over Hong Kong

The real challenge for China is facing up to its own modernity: How does it become the sort of society that is consistent with its rapidly modernising economy without major, chaotic social upheaval? (Jorge Silva/Reuters)

How China could solve its Hong Kong problem

The way university management handled the #FeesMustFall demonstrations offers some lessons for the Beijing administration

Protesters who throw petrol bombs are known as “wizards” while teams who extinguish the fizzing tear gas canisters fired at them by police are dubbed “firefighters”. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

From silence to ‘terrorism’: Beijing’s evolving rhetoric on Hong Kong

As tensions between demonstrators and Hong Kong authorities intensify so has the messaging from the central Chinese government

Anti-extradition bill protesters attend a mass demonstration after a woman was shot in the eye during a protest at Hong Kong International Airport. (Reuters/Tyrone Siu)

‘An eye for an eye’: Sea of black at Hong Kong airport protest

Passengers arriving at Hong Kong airport are greeted by black-clad pro-democracy activists chanting "fight with Hong Kong, fight for freedom!"

When brief clashes between police and protesters first erupted on June 9 after a huge, peaceful protest march, few could have predicted that a city renowned for safety and stability could unravel so quickly. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Hong Kong’s summer of rage now a war of attrition

What began as a mass display of focused opposition to a planned extradition bill has evolved into something deeper, wider and far angrier.

A commuter argues with a protester as a train is stalled during disruption of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) services by protesters, in Hong Kong, China. (Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

Lam says Hong Kong is on the brink as protesters unleash travel chaos

More than 100 flights at the city’s airport — one of the world’s busiest — were also listed as cancelled on Monday morning

The real challenge for China is facing up to its own modernity: How does it become the sort of society that is consistent with its rapidly modernising economy without major, chaotic social upheaval? (Jorge Silva/Reuters)

‘One country, two systems’: Hong Kong’s special status

Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in perpetuity by China in the mid-1800s. But following an agreement in 1997, it would be handed back to China

As banners and slogans at the demonstrations made clear, the protesters were not targeting the Communist Party of China. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Three lessons from the Hong Kong protests

If China’s leaders cannot endorse a genuine election of the chief executive, they should at least revert to their plan of holding a popular vote

When brief clashes between police and protesters first erupted on June 9 after a huge, peaceful protest march, few could have predicted that a city renowned for safety and stability could unravel so quickly. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Protesters ransack Hong Kong parliament on China handover anniversary

Thousands of democracy activists staged a peaceful march in Hong Kong on Monday afternoon, calling for the city’s pro-Beijing leader to step down.

Record turnout in Hong Kong legislative election as anti-Beijing sentiments increase

Record turnout in Hong Kong legislative election as anti-Beijing sentiments increase.

Police arrest Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers

A number of protest leaders have been arrested, only to be released without charge, in a controversial procedure which some say is harassment.

Friends of human rights activist Cao Shunli outside the intensive care unit in Beijing on March 1 2014. Shunli died in detention.

China unleashes ‘extraordinary assault on human rights’

China is violating human rights at an intensity that is unprecedented in its recent history, a top watchdog group said on Thursday.

Possible concession to Hong Kong protesters

Although Hong Kong’s leader has indicated a concession to pro-democracy protesters, expectations remain low ahead of talks.