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Qingdao’s multinational summit attracts more investment for China
In partnership with Information Office of Qingdao Municipal Government
China is one of the world’s largest host countries for multinational businesses and it wants to continually attract new companies to invest more into the country. The summit will now be held on an annual basis.
China
Euroviews. Hong Kong protesters shouldn't pin hopes on outsiders to solve their impasse with Beijing ǀ View
The decision by the US House of Representatives to pass legalisation tightening up the scrutiny of Hong Kong's autonomy from mainland China could mark a significant inflection point in the continuing impasse between the protestors there and the authorities in Beijing.
United Kingdom
China wants UK to 'punish criminals' involved in lorry deaths
The China-backed Global Times wrote in an editorial that the UK and some European countries should take some responsibility for the deaths of 39 people, believed to be Chinese nationals, found dead in a lorry outside London.
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Hong Kong police and protesters exchange tear gas and petrol bombs
Hong Kong police fired tear gas at protesters throwing petrol bombs on Sunday (October 20) as thousands staged an illegal march through the Kowloon district that will test the strength of the pro-democracy campaign after four months of unrest.