A police van carrying Hong Kong pro-democracy defendants arrives at a court building under heavy police presence on Nov. 18. Supporters, lawyers, and foreign dignitaries line up to enter the courthouse before the start of a sentencing hearing in the trial of LIVE NOW: 45 Convicted Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Arrive at Court for Sentencing
A police van carrying Hong Kong pro-democracy defendants arrives at a court building under heavy police presence on Nov. 18. Supporters, lawyers, and foreign dignitaries line up to enter the courthouse before the start of a sentencing hearing in the trial of 
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer raised human rights concerns with Chinese communist regime leader Xi Jinping at a G20 summit meeting on Nov. 18 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, prompting Chinese officials to remove journalists from the room, according to reporters
News Analysis WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump is set to escalate deterrence against communist China’s aggression during his second term. The first Trump administration steered U.S.–China relations away from partners to strategic competitors. It began