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Exclusive | We’re not fighting for independence, says Hong Kong activist Brian Leung

Exiled student Brian Leung, who removed mask after storming the legislature in July, favours non-violent means of protest but says use of force is ‘sometimes justifiable’.

If she wins, Young Kim, the Republican candidate who leads with 51.3 per cent, would be the first Korean-American woman elected to the US Congress, but provisional ballots are yet to be counted.

In crucial US congressional elections, candidates hoping for more engagement and turnout seek swing voters on WeChat and urge participation.

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The writer and human rights advocate Liao Yiwu says the US president’s trade war may have helped Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, win her release and move to Germany.

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