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Thousands of Hong Kong students boycotted classes Monday, September 22, to protest Beijing's decision to restrict electoral reforms in a weeklong strike marking the latest phase in the battle for democracy in the southern Chinese city. Associated Press photo

FEULNER: ‘I wanted to be free’

By Ed Feulner

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2014 file photo, thousands of people block a main road in Hong Kong as activists kick off a long-threatened mass civil disobedience protest to challenge Beijing over restrictions on voting reforms. The legacy of the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square looms larger in Hong Kong than in mainland China, where the Communist Party has virtually erased all public mention of it. In this former British colony, hundreds of thousands attend candlelight vigils each anniversary to commemorate the grim end to the Beijing movement that was vanquished before many of the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong's streets were even born. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

KEENE: The heroism of Hong Kong

By David Keene

A statue holding a yellow umbrella set up by students stands outside government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. In an apparent concession to authorities warning pro-democracy protesters to clear Hong Kong's streets by the beginning of the work week, students occupying the area outside city government headquarters agreed Sunday to remove some barricades that have blocked the building's entrance during the weeklong demonstrations. But it was not immediately clear how significant the move was and how much it would defuse the standoff, with many protesters vowing to stay in the area. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

MOORE: Beijing should let Hong Kong be Hong Kong

By Stephen Moore

Hong Kong becomes a fresh foreign policy puzzle for Obama

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Valentina Matviyenko (left), the speaker of Russia's Senate, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a State Council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov, Pool)

Inside China: She said, Xi said

By Miles Yu

Investing in future: Protesters who have forced shops in Hong Kong to close and the stock market to plunge are gambling on a payoff in greater democracy. (Associated Press)

Hong Kong pro-democracy protests shake markets, repel businesses

By G. Yeung and Ben Lei - Special to The Washington Times

A local policeman stands guard behind barricades at the entrance of the government complex where Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying's office is located. Student leaders of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong warned Wednesday that if the territory's leader doesn't step down by the end of Thursday, they will step up their actions. (Associated Press)

Beijing warns it’s growing tired of Hong Kong protest

By G. Yeung and Ben Lei - SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Pro-democracy student protesters occupy a main thoroughfare in Hong Kong after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying refused to meet with demonstrators before their deadline. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the stiffest challenge to Beijing's authority since China took control of the former British colony in 1997. (Associated Press)

Hong Kong leader Leung refuses to meet with pro-democracy protesters

By G. Yeung and Ben Lei — Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

Students gather to attend a "sit-in" to block main roads of a popular fashion district in Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. Pro-democracy protesters expanded their rallies throughout Hong Kong on Monday, defying calls to disperse in a major pushback against Beijing's decision to limit democratic reforms in the Asian financial hub. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

China faces tricky balance in Hong Kong’s protests

By Didi Tang - Associated Press

Wrapped in plastic as protection from pepper spray, a student protester stands behind a makeshift barrier blocking main streets in the business district of Hong Kong Monday. (Associated Press)

Hong Kong protests fill streets, bring fears of crackdown

By G. Yeung and Ben Lei - Special to The Washington Times

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In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, crew members on board an aircraft P-8A Poseidon assist in search and rescue operations for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, March 16, 2014. Malaysian authorities on Sunday examined a flight simulator that was confiscated from the home of one of the missing jetliner's pilots. The Boeing 777 went missing less than an hour into a March 8, flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing as it entered Vietnamese airspace. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Eric A. Pastor)

U.S., China talk cybersecurity despite military hack attack

By Bill Gertz - Washington Free Beacon

Thousands of Hong Kong students boycotted classes Monday to protest Beijing's decision to restrict electoral reforms. The protesters plan a weeklong strike, marking the latest phase in the battle for democracy in the Chinese city-state. (Associated Press)

Hong Kong students fight Chinese control of elections

By Patrick Lam and Gwyneth Ho and G. Yeung — Special to The Washington Times

Inside China: Xi Jinping’s show of affection for India upstages Japan

By Miles Yu

Illustration on U.S. China relations by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency

SCHOEN & KAYLAN: Russia and China, masters of mischief

By Douglas E. Schoen and Melik Kaylan

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Inside the Ring: An imminent beheading?

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Saul Anuzis is arranging a junket to China and wants to take other GOP leaders with him. (Associated Press)

Top Republican arranges communist-paid trip to China after RNC rebukes Beijing

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Australian missionary John Short walks out from the airport terminal as he arrives at Beijing International Airport in Beijing, China, Monday, March 3, 2014. Short was deported from North Korea after he was detained for spreading Christianity in the country and apologized for his behavior and requested forgiveness. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

BANDOW: Religious liberty sprouts in China

By Doug Bandow

Soldiers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) 6th Armored Division carry the Chinese type 97 semiautomatic machine guns at their military base on the outskirts of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ** FILE **

Inside China: A Shanghaied Exercise

By Miles Yu