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New York museum ‘keeps memories alive’ 35 years after Tiananmen crackdown

A bloodied shirt, a tent and a military medal are among exhibits marking China’s brutal suppression of 1989 protests.

Zhou Fengsuo, curator of the Tiananmen museum in New York.. He is pointing at a banner that was used to bind a student's injuries after they were hit by live fire from the military. The blood stains are clearly visible.

Taiwan grapples with divisive history as new president prepares for power

For some, inaugural president Chiang Kai-shek was a liberating hero, but for others he was a brutal dictator.

An honour guard in front of the Chiang Kai-shek memorial hall in Taipei. It's disk and the sky is blue.

The high cost of being a whistleblower in China

While the right to report wrongdoing is recognised in the Chinese constitution, it comes with strict limits.

Gao Yaojie. She is pictured at the age of 80. She is seated at a desk. She looks relaxed

‘I wanted vengeance’: Tibet’s last resistance fighter

Tibet was communist China’s first conquest and now, Tibetans are working to tell the story of how they resisted Beijing.

Tsultrim pictured in New York, He is seated ona grey sofa and wearing a fleece-style jacket with a body warmer. He is bald.

Once ’empowered’ Hong Kong activists face new security law

China’s National Security Law has all but extinguished criticism, but more legislation on security is expected.

A mass protest in Hong Kong in 2003 over a planned security bill. There is a double decker bus in the middle of the crowd

COVID-19: The endless search for the origins of the virus

Two years after a pandemic was declared, scientists continue to debate how the coronavirus came to infect humans.

A healthworker in China in full PPE including mask, shield and hooded gown prepares to take a swab test from a Shanghai resident

Hong Kong opens top art museum amid fear of cultural ‘dark ages’

The long-delayed launch of M+ comes as Hong Kong struggles with the impact of the National Security Law.

The Ai Wei Wei installation 'Whitewash' at Hong Kong's M+ museum

Can Hong Kong’s economy survive China’s political crackdown?

Business is considering its options amid the national security law, currency fears and punishing COVID-19 quarantines.

Hong Kong has long been one of the world's leading financial hubs, but some now wonder whether it can maintain its position [File: Jerome Favre/EPA]

‘We’re Hong Kong!’: Olympic success lifts mood in troubled city

Team’s unprecedented success in Tokyo fuels solidarity in territory facing deep political change.

Hong Kong people found solidarity in celebrating the success of their athletes in Tokyo [File: Vincent Yu/AP Photo]

The ‘Nolympians’ giving the IOC a run for its money

Activists say the sports are incidental to the money-making opportunities offered by the extravaganza.

Protesters in Canada started the 'Poverty Olympics Torch Relay' using a toilet plunger in place of an Olympic torch [File: Barbara Walton/EPA]