South China Morning Post

It is a prospect dreaded by many in Hong Kong, but a debate is growing on the mainland as to whether Beijing should end weeks of upheaval in the city by sending in the Chinese army.

The People’s Liberation Army, or PLA, has had a presence in Hong Kong since the city’s return to Chinese sovereignty, but memories of the military’s bloody suppression of pro-democracy students and activists in Beijing in 1989 are still strong here three decades on.

However, images of protesters vandalizing…

Three more American universities have issued statements in support of ethnic Chinese researchers, a group that has been increasingly targeted for scrutiny over suspicions of spying for Beijing.

The University of Pittsburgh, California Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University recently joined 12 other leading schools – including Yale, Columbia and Stanford – to issue statements supporting the scientists.

The pledges come amid fears that the group is being unfairly singled out and is…

People in mainland China opposed to anti-government protests in Hong Kong have found a new way to vent their anger: buying mooncakes and egg rolls from the city’s rural district of Yuen Long.

On Sunday, a group of men wearing white T-shirts indiscriminately beat protesters and passers-by with canes and iron rods at the Yuen Long train station. Some protesters have vowed to take their protest to the northern region this weekend despite Hong Kong police’s move to ban a planned march there,…

Several weeks after compulsory waste sorting took effect in Shanghai, demand has surged in the city for a surprise byproduct: plastics.

Sales of plastic bags and bins designed for specific types of rubbish have soared, while manufacturers in China’s plastics producing hub, in neighboring Zhejiang province, are working day and night to meet demand. 

“People used to put everything in one bag. With the introduction of the new rules they need to put them into different colored bags – for example,…

Hong Kong is reeling from a terrifying attack on Sunday night by a mob of men wearing white T-shirts who indiscriminately beat people – including anti-government protesters and passers-by – with sticks and iron rods, hurting dozens.

Police sources have told the South China Morning Post that more than 100 men took part in the rampage, including members of the notorious 14K and Wo Shing Wo triad gangs.

On Monday night, police arrested six men in connection with the attack, including some with…

Chinese fans are expressing support online for swimmer Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, after he feuded with competitors at the World Aquatics Championships in South Korea.

On Tuesday, Sun won gold in the 200-meter freestyle at the competition, which is the second-most important competition in water sports after the Olympics.

At the medal ceremony, Duncan Scott, a joint bronze medalist from the UK, refused to shake Sun’s hand or pose for photographs with the Chinese swimmer.

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At first blush, a new Chinese-built railway connecting Kenya’s capital to its picturesque coast is an unqualified success.

Built at a cost of $3.2 billion, the Standard Gauge Railway, or SGR, runs twice daily between Nairobi and Mombasa, a famed port city. The railway has carried 3 million passengers since its launch in mid-2017. 

Travelers make the 293-mile journey in just 4.5 hours and in remarkable comfort. Previously, the same trip could take anywhere from 12 to 24 hours, depending on the…

A Chinese county’s move to punish “unfilial” people has fueled a debate over the state’s role in taking care of China’s rapidly aging population.

Xunyang, one of the poorest counties in the northwestern Chinese province of Shaanxi, said last week it would punish people who fail to take good care of their elderly parents.

Chinese people are customarily expected to care for their elderly parents. But the county’s plan to punish those who fail to provide financial support to their parents has…

Social media is filled with uplifting stories of people who encounter racism and rise above it.

People of color who wade through the mire to embrace or convert their tormentors – or, at least, distinguish themselves in the face of ignorance.

They go low, we go high.

This is not one of those stories.

The facts of my encounter with a real-life racist in Vancouver, your honor, are as follows.

On July 10, a random white man called my wife and me “gooks,” an awful thing to do.

He followed us…

Marvel’s casting of Tony Leung, a beloved Hong Kong star, in the upcoming Shang-Chi film has stirred up an intense online debate in China about racism. 

Veteran actor Leung, 57, will play the Mandarin, the villain of the film. Idolized in China, many Chinese fans have questioned Leung’s decision to take this role.

The casting was announced by Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, at Comic-Con in San Diego.

Some Chinese internet users believe the Mandarin is a similar character to the…