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TOPSHOT - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam waits for questions from the media at a press conference in Hong Kong on September 5, 2019, a day after she announced the withdrawal of a loathed extradition bill. - Hong Kong's leader on September 4 bowed to a key demand of pro-democracy protesters following three months of unrest, announcing the withdrawal of a loathed extradition bill, but activists vowed to press on with their campaign. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo credit should read PHILIP FONG/AFP/Getty Images)

China dismisses reports of replacing Hong Kong leader as 'political rumor'

Chan Tong-kai, 20, wanted in Taiwan for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend during a holiday the two Hong Kongers took there in 2018, walks out the Pik Uk Prison in Hong Kong on October 23, 2019, after serving a short jail sentence for stealing his girlfriend's possessions. - Chan's case, where he fled back to Hong Kong where Taiwanese police were unable to apprehend him because there is no extradition agreement between the two territories, triggered an ill-fated proposal by Hong Kong's pro-Beijing government to ram through a sweeping extradition bill, which would have allowed the city to extradite suspects to any territory including the authoritarian mainland. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)

Murder suspect whose alleged crime sparked Hong Kong protests walks free

The murder plot happened in Nanning city, in China's southern Guangxi province.

Elaborate attempt to outsource murder ends in prison time

Malaysia, Borneo, Sepilok, Southern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina) adult female with baby, in primary rainforest | Location: Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Rat-eating macaques could boost palm oil sustainability in Malaysia

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, in a white robe, leaves after praying at "Kashikodokoro", one of three shrines at the Imperial Palace, in Tokyo, on October 22, 2019.

Naruhito: Japan's emperor formally proclaims enthronement in centuries-old ceremony

Police fire tear gas to disperse protestors in Hong Kong, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. Hong Kong protesters again flooded streets on Sunday, ignoring a police ban on the rally and setting up barricades amid tear gas and firebombs. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

West is paying the price for supporting Hong Kong riots, Chinese state media says