‘You Won’t Get Near Tiananmen!’: Hu Jia on the Continuing Crackdown-1989 Photo
on June 13, 2014
Students set fire to an armored personnel carrier near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in this archival photo from June 4, 1989.
‘You Won’t Get Near Tiananmen!’: Hu Jia on the Continuing Crackdown-Hu Jia Photo
on June 13, 2014
Hu Jia describing the impact the events at Tiananmen Square in June 1989 had on him as a young person, April 2014.
ISU Student Tried to Smuggle Technology to China
on June 13, 2014
An Iowa State University graduate student has apparently been held in a New Mexico jail without bond since February, and a television station reported that he is suspected of trying to illegally transfer specialized equipment to China.
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on June 13, 2014
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Rigged: Comradely Relations Go From Bad to Worse
on June 13, 2014
Vietnam and China share a long history of enmity—and of managing to patch things up when they go wrong. But their latest dispute is not running true to form.
China Arrests Rights Lawyer Who Fought Labor Camps
on June 13, 2014
The dramatic turnaround of Pu Zhiqiang highlights the thin line that activist lawyers often find themselves having to walk if they seek to drum up public support for causes that embarrass the ruling Communist Party: success can come at great personal cost.
Data Show Mixed Picture of China’s Economy
on June 13, 2014
China’s economy is struggling to find equilibrium, data released Friday shows, with government stimulus measures gaining traction last month while the vital housing market continues its swoon.
Is That Leg Loaded? Ai Weiwei Starts Web Craze With Mysterious ‘Leg-Gun’ Pose
on June 13, 2014
The Chinese artist has sparked an internet meme by posting pictures of people with their legs raised and pointing like rifles. Is it his latest revolutionary act? A new dance craze? Or the next Angelina Jolie's thigh? We weigh up the options.
China, Japan Blame Each Other for Jet Encounter
on June 12, 2014
The Chinese government released video that purports to show Japanese fighter planes flying dangerously close to a Chinese fighter planes over the disputed waters of the East China Sea.
China’s Top Taiwan Official to Make First Visit to Island
on June 12, 2014
China’s top official in charge of relations with Taiwan will make his first visit to the island later this month, state media said, following large-scale protests there against a controversial trade pact.