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The legislation, which has broad bipartisan support, would allow the U.S. to sanction individuals in China and Hong Kong believed to be undermining the autonomy of Hong Kong and the human rights of its residents. It would also require the State Department to review the special U.S.-Hong Kong trading status annually to ensure authorities are respecting human rights and the rule of law. The bill passed the House by voice vote, the BBC reported, meaning support was significant enough not to require individual representatives to record their votes....

Gordon, now 30, last played in the NFL during the 2019 season. He racked up 426 yards and a touchdown on 27 catches while playing for the Patriots and Seahawks. However, he has battled a plethora of substance abuse issues during his career but has repeatedly returned from his indefinite suspensions. The Chiefs are giving Gordon a chance and are hopeful that he can finally provide the team with a true receiving complement to Tyreek Hill....

Pell allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with the youths during the 1990s after discovering them drinking wine from the altar after Sunday mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne. At the time of his conviction, Pell was the Vatican treasurer and an adviser to Pope Francis. When questioned about the allegations by detectives, Pell called them “a load of absolute and disgraceful rubbish.” Pell’s lawyers lost their original appeal for Pell’s freedom and chose to take the case to Australia’s High Court which granted Pell’s release....

China opposes all exchanges between Taiwan and any country with diplomatic relations with Beijing, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying at a regular press conference in Beijing. “The Taiwan question concerns the political foundations of China-Japan relations,” she said, adding: “Japan must and should be especially cautious with its words and actions, given historic crimes committed against the Chinese people in relation to the Taiwan question.” She did not elaborate but may have been referring to the First Sino-Japanese War between the Qing dynasty and the Empire of Japan....

Authorities in Xiamen, a port city in China’s eastern Fujian province, have requested all civilian drone sales to be documented with customer identification. Buyers also have to register new devices on a portal managed by the country’s civil aviation authority, according to a citywide notice published on Tuesday. Residents who plan to operate drones in the city will be required to clear a flight plan with local air traffic officials no later than 24 hours in advance....

Consumers may be facing shortages of smartphones as the Christmas season approaches due to the delays. A supplier of components for Apple Inc.’s iPhones was ordered by local authorities to shut down production at a factory near Shanghai. “Beijing’s unprecedented resolve in enforcing energy consumption limits could result in long-term benefits, but the short-term economic costs are substantial,” Nomura economists Ting Lu, Lisheng Wang and Jing Wang said in a report Monday....

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu believes the U.S. is pressuring the Chinese leadership to distance itself from the Kremlin’s actions. But Beijing’s considerations about its own fate and legitimacy mean it has so far failed to act, a decision Wu sees as likely to further undermine the already fraught U.S.-China relationship. A month into Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine, China continues to offer Moscow political cover for its actions, including at the highest levels of international governance....

Located in the Zhejiang province of China, Ningbo is home to the third-largest port in the world. However, lockdown measures could worsen the already-disrupted port as worldwide supply chain woes persist. The city is currently experiencing a small but impactful wave of COVID-19 infections, with at least 23 cases being reported according to the Chinesestate-run media outlet Global Times. This spike in cases adds to an already stressful time for the Ningbo port....

According to Reuters—which cited three people with direct knowledge of matter—the Chinese Communist Party has ordered Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam not to bow to any of the protesters’ demands, including the full and final withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill that sparked the unrest in March. Beijing was initially relatively restrained in its reaction to the protests, which have seen millions take to Hong Kong’s streets. But as the movement persisted, the Chinese government has become more vocal regarding what it has described as riots and “near terrorism....

The clampdown is futile. As fast as Beijing can erect barriers, the country’s Net users keep finding ways around them. They know the government has access to any e-mail sent to or from mainland-based Internet service providers. No problem. Chinese privacy lovers can hook up to Yahoo or Hotmail for free e-mail accounts outside their government’s jurisdiction. The online cops can block access to any foreign Web site they deem unsuitable–but what of it?...

Hisense will engage in global marketing and advertising activities for FIFA’s 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup, the company said in a statement. FIFA has been battered by a series of corruption scandals and has struggled to find new sponsors to replace top-tier partners Sony Corp and Emirates Airline after their deals expired at the end of 2014. The soccer body signed a partnership in March last year with real estate and media conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, the first Chinese company to sign up as a FIFA partner....

In separate reports this week, the paper documented what its government sources suggested were unexpected technological advancements in a novel delivery system of China’s nuclear weapons. The Biden administration has declined to comment in an official capacity due to the sensitive nature of the intelligence, the FT said. According to its latest report, both tests—the first on July 27 and another on August 13—were conducted using a fractional orbital bombardment system (FOBS), a concept developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War....

Applicants include professionals in industry and academia, but civil servants currently serving in the Hong Kong government have also joined the waiting list, according to World Journal, the largest Chinese-language newspaper in the United States. Citing the latest figures from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong, as well as local immigration service providers, the report said there had been a marked increase in immigration paper submissions since the anti‑extradition bill protests in June 2019, despite Taiwan’s own precarious position on the doorstep of an increasingly powerful and belligerent Chinese regime....

“We feel great and excited here. We hope the competition start from tomorrow,” chief coach Ricardo Azevedo, who played the centre for the Brazil national team as the captain during 1971-1984, said on Wednesday. “My girls keep asking me ‘when do we play, when do we play’ all the time. In fact, our first group match starts on August 9. I love their desire for the competition. That is great....

“We will work with the United States to implement the phase one China-U.S. economic and trade agreement,” Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said. “China will continue to boost economic and trade cooperation with other countries to deliver mutual benefits.” Li made his remarks during the third session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), which was previously delayed for two months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, forcing the Asian country into lockdown....

An image shared by Ho Chi Minh-based maritime observer Duan Dang showed elements of the U.S. Navy’s Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group off the west coast of the Philippines on October 5. The U.K. flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth was west of the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines, while USS Carl Vinson was operating north of the disputed Scarborough Shoal, which is claimed by Manila but administered by Beijing, said Duan, who is the author of the newsletter South China Sea Brief....

Meanwhile, like last year, Kansas City is once again competing with the Broncos and Chargers to make the postseason out of the AFC West. The Chiefs hope to rebound from a disappointing 29-16 home loss to Denver as a 1-point favorite last week on Sunday Night Football. The Line: Pick ’em Total: 40.5 Line movement: The Cardinals opened as a pick ’em at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook on Sunday, moving briefly to -1 before coming back to pick ’em and then to +1....

There are several types of neglect, including emotional neglect, which often overlap with each other and/or other forms of child abuse. Neglect is the most frequent form of child maltreatment noted by child protection agencies. About 18% of the adult population report experiencing emotional neglect as children. This number is likely an underrepresentation because emotional neglect is understudied in scientific research. Read on to learn how to identify emotional neglect in childhood and how its effects can be managed in adulthood....

Metro Nashville Police officers discovered the remains of Laronda Jolly on a bed in Riverchase Apartments, in Joseph Avenue, last Wednesday. The 56-year-old shared the home with her four adult children, who each have learning difficulties, WTVF reported. Now investigators are working to establish exactly how she died. Police said there were no clear signs of foul play and added that Jolly reportedly suffered from seizures. Investigators believe that, due to the level of decomposition, Jolly had been dead for around two years, WKRN reported....

The Nigerian feminist author faced backlash in 2017, after she said in an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News that she saw “trans women as trans women”—leading some critics to take it as an implication that she didn’t see them as real women. And in her essay “It is Obscene: A True Reflection in Three Parts,” published on Tuesday, Adichie has looked back on the criticism she faced at the time on social media—most notably from someone with whom she had previously enjoyed a close relationship....