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Meng Wanzhou: China park rewards Huawei phone ownersMeng Wanzhou: China park rewards Huawei phone owners
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Ms Meng is chief financial officer of Huawei, the world's second-biggest smartphone maker

A popular tourist attraction has become the latest Chinese company to show solidarity with Huawei's chief finance officer, Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Canada on 1 December.

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New Zealand to hold cannabis referendum in 2020New Zealand to hold cannabis referendum in 2020
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New Zealanders will vote on legalising recreational cannabis in a referendum during the 2020 general election, the country's justice minister said.

A vote was promised by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party last year during cross-party talks, which helped to form a coalition government.

It comes a week after

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Xi Jinping says China 'will not seek to dominate'Xi Jinping says China 'will not seek to dominate'
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed that his country will not develop at the expense of other nations, in a speech marking 40 years since China introduced major economic reforms.

However, he also said that the global superpower would not be told what to do by anyone.

Late leader Deng Xiaoping's campaign of "reform and

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Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate resolution over Khashoggi death
Saudi Arabia has rejected as "interference" a US Senate resolution to end American military support for a Riyadh-led war in Yemen, and another holding its crown prince responsible for the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi.
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China's pre-Christmas church crackdown raises alarmChina's pre-Christmas church crackdown raises alarm
Image copyrightFacebook/Early RainImage caption Wang Yi was the outspoken leader of an influential unofficial church

A recent surge of police action against churches in China has raised concerns the government is getting even tougher on unsanctioned Christian activity.

Among those arrested are a prominent pastor

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Women shave their heads to protest lawyer's detention in ChinaWomen shave their heads to protest lawyer's detention in China
Women shave their heads to protest lawyer's detention in China - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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