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Finance company executive Christopher Chuang on Monday announced a contest with a million-dollar prize to find a “solution” to the Hong Kong crisis.

A knife-wielding thug speaking Mandarin, a language not common to southern China, slashed a group of protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday night and, when confronted by a local politician, bit his ear off.

In the latest example of Western capitulation to the Chinese Communist Party, a cake celebrating pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong has been removed from the Cake International baking show in the United Kingdom for being “offensive”.

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas and used a water cannon Saturday to break up a rally by thousands of masked protesters demanding meaningful autonomy after Beijing indicated it could tighten its grip on the Chinese territory.

China and its state propaganda outlets praised Hong Kong on Wednesday for banning youth protest leader Joshua Wong from running for local office for being an immoral “rogue” out to “destroy Hong Kong society.”

Residents of the Hong Kong district of Tuen Mun on Monday held a demonstration outside police headquarters to protest weird odors emanating from the facility and making people sick. The odors were thought to be a product of tear gas testing. When the crowd of unhappy residents allegedly committed acts of vandalism, the police responded by spraying them with tear gas.

Hong Kong election officials banned freedom activist Joshua Wong from running in a local district council election on Monday after refusing to meet his demands for a definitive answer on his potential candidacy in the November 24 city-wide elections.

Roughly thirty-five demonstrators rallied outside of Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday night, to support the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong and embattled Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey.

Joshua Wong, head of one of the largest pro-democracy movements in Hong Kong, stormed an electoral council meeting Thursday night along with a crowd of protesters, forcing it to end early, as the government tries to keep him off the ballot.

Vice President Pence blasted the National Basketball Association on Thursday, claiming that the league is “acting like a wholly owned subsidiary” of the Chinese Communist Party.

The NBA was understandably excited to start its season and get away from the China controversy that had embroiled the league over the past couple weeks.

LeBron James disrespected the national anthem and walked off the court shouting at the crowd as the song played during Tuesday’s season-opener.

NBA Hall of Famer and TNT commentator Shaquille O’Neal defended free speech during the opening night telecast of The NBA on TNT, and said that Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey was correct to back pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.

Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving feels there’s “enough oppression going on in America” that needs to be focused on, when asked about the NBA-China ordeal.

The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger avoided talking about the controversy surrounding China and pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong in a recent sit-down interview with CNBC, saying that the recent backlash against the NBA represents “a cautionary tale.”

TNT commentator and former NBA star Charles Barkley defended Lakers forward LeBron James against “unfair” criticism, following James’s comments on the NBA’s China controversy last week.

The government-run China Daily claimed in a weekend column that the backlash against basketball player LeBron James for standing with the Communist Party has “nasty racial connotations.”

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of fans held signs, wore shirts and chanted support for Hong Kong and Tibet in the Brooklyn Nets’ first game since returning from China.

Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly met with China’s market regulator in Beijing shortly after banning the HKMap.live app, which was used to track police and protest activity in Hong Kong.

At least one NFL executive is enjoying the NBA’s troubles, joking that the “woke” basketball league is being “hoisted on its own petard” for turning a blind eye to China’s human rights abuse record.

The rift between the NBA and China appeared to widen again Friday, as the fallout over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong continued.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says that China wanted Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey fired over his tweet in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators, and the NBA said no.

LeBron James may be done talking about the NBA-China controversy, but Toronto Raptors fans apparently have a lot more to say.

“South Park” tore into NBA superstar LeBron James just days after the Los Angeles Lakers player criticized Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s as “uniformed” for his seven-word tweet showing support for the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

On Tuesday, LeBron James insisted that he does not want to be political about everything, but an old tweet saying just the opposite is now coming back to haunt the NBA star.

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Sham is in the hospital late Wednesday after an unknown group of masked thugs bludgeoned him with hammers while out in public.

As NBA players increasingly lineup in support of the oppressive Chinese government, it’s becoming evident that the main motivating factor is their financial dealings with the communist nation.

Progressive NBA star LeBron James is suddenly exclaiming that every political issue is not “everybody’s problem,” as fallout over his dismissive comments about China’s human rights abuses continues to roil NBA fans.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) accused LeBron James of “kissing up to tyrants and murderers,” after the NBA star cited the “negative” side-effects of free speech in an interview with reporters Monday night.

Protesters in Hong Kong took to a basketball court in the Wanchai neighborhood Tuesday night to support Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, under fire for publishing a note of support to the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, and protest pro-China basketball player LeBron James.

LeBron James spoke out stridently against Rockets GM Daryl Morey on Monday night, calling his tweet in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrations, potentially financially harmful.

Muhammad Ali’s ex-wife expressed her disappointment with NBA star LeBron James’s decision to not back pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong, in a recent interview with TMZ Sports.

Demonstrators in Hong Kong began burning their LeBron James jerseys and merchandise after the NBA star made comments that were critical of Daryl Morey, and cited the “negatives” of free speech.

The Rockets are not engaging in the conversation on LeBron James’s criticism of Houston general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.

Politicians and media personalities took to Twitter and unloaded on NBA star LeBron James after he sided with China by assessing that Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey “wasn’t educated” for tweeting support of the pro-freedom movement in Hong Kong.

In the wake of basketball star LeBron James bowing to Communist China and criticizing Houston Rockets Manager Daryl Morey for speaking up on behalf of Hong Kong, protesters there decided to stage a cheeky demonstration on Tuesday night in which they will put on NBA jerseys and play street basketball.