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If the extradition law is eventually forced through the Hong Kong legislature, censorship of books will become commonplace in what has long been a bastion of publishing freedom.

Beijing’s soft sell to Taiwan and Hong Kong is falling apart.

Propaganda is getting an upgrade with technological tricks.

Plus: EU leaders discuss top jobs, Trudeau heads to the White House, and the other stories we’re following today.

Trump helped make Kim Jong Un a global statesman. Now China is using him to antagonize the United States.

Belief in foreign spies is projection about the Party's own overseas activities.

Plus: The U.N. report on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, an exodus from Congo, and the other stories we’re following today.

It is a direct response to the West’s loss of prestige and authority. And it won’t be the last political trend sparked from the outside.

Chinese facial recognition software has arrived in Serbia. It confirms the West’s worst fears about Huawei.

UBS is the latest company to cave to irrational but politically powerful demands.

The United States should be leading on the energy of the future — but it keeps blowing its chances.

Fallout continues after tanker attacks, protests rage in Hong Kong, and talks resume in Sudan.

Protest veterans have developed new tactics—but so have the police.

On the podcast: A former China correspondent traces Beijing’s gradual effort to erode human rights in Hong Kong.

Former intelligence officers need compassion —or they can turn sour.

Hard-liners say the protests only prove that America’s hidden hand is everywhere.

Belgian officials say their small country can't risk offending China.

Plus: Expert committee convenes on Ebola, Boris Johnson inches closer to the prime minister's office, and the other stories we're following today.

Rights activists say upcoming trip by U.N. diplomat could reinforce Beijing’s line that Uighur activists are terrorists.

Chinese leaders say they can effectively retaliate against Trump’s tariffs. They’re wrong.