ASIA: A Hong Kong court on Friday increased a jail sentence to five years, in line with a China-imposed national security law, for a student who called for independence from China in posts on the Telegram messaging service. He has been in detention since September 2020, after police raided his flat and found a pepper
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The US and China have long had a tumultuous relationship, but now Beijing has said that it would like to remain diplomatic partners with the US so long as the nation respects its domestic policies. “It is normal for China and the US to have some differences, but the key is to have mutual respect, equal treatment, and control and handle China-US relations in a constructive way to ensure it is on the right path of development.” Beijing’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi stated. Jiechi said China would “definitely not” accept anyone challenging their current Communist party and also stated it did not intend to impose its communistic policies on other countries.