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Last updated Thursday, November 5, 2026 — 3:50 AM EST
A Hong Kong court sentenced democracy activist Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison for colluding with foreign forces, his second conviction under the national security law and the heaviest term yet imposed under it.
The Communist Party Central Committee began its fifth plenum in Beijing on Monday, a closed gathering focused on party discipline, anti-corruption and loyalty to Xi Jinping, with 35 full committee members already purged or under investigation.
Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan’s northeast coast in the early hours of Saturday, killing one man, injuring 527 people and knocking out electricity to more than 167,000 homes as it weakened and headed toward the Chinese coast.
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Baqên County in Tibet’s Nagqu region on Thursday night, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens, collapsing hundreds of homes and cutting power, according to Chinese state media.
