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Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders representative
HONG KONG (AP) -- Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday that one of its representatives was denied entry into Hong Kong, calling it a "new decline" in the city's press freedoms.
Xi says nobody can stop 'family reunion' with Taiwan
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday (April 10) that outside inference could not stop the "family reunion" between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and that there are no issues that cannot be discussed.
China’s Xi hosts former Taiwan president in Beijing, in rare meeting echoing bygone era of warmer ties
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Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders’ representative in latest blow to press freedoms
HONG KONG (AP) — Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday that one of its representatives was denied entry into Hong Kong, calling it a “new decline” in the city’s press freedoms.
China's Xi meets Taiwan's ex-leader Ma amid cross-strait tensions
TAIPEI -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's controversial former President Ma Ying-jeou met in Beijing on Wednesday, hours before a key U.S.-Japan summit and weeks ahead of the inauguration of a new pro-sovereignty leader in Taipei.
Hong Kong Detains and Expels Journalism Advocate, Group Says
A representative of Reporters Without Borders was denied entry to Hong Kong on Wednesday while attempting to enter the city on a fact-finding mission about shrinking press freedoms there, the organization said.
TSMC's Q1 revenue rise beats market expectations on AI boom
TAIPEI (Reuters) -- Taiwan chipmaker TSMC reported a 16.5% rise in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, beating market expectations and at the high end of the company's own guidance as its sales boom on demand for artificial intelligence applications.