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08.06.18Ai Weiwei Responds To Chinese Authorities Destroying His Beijing Studio
NPR
In Beijing, the AFP reports that authorities have slated the neighborhood surrounding Ai's studio for redevelopment. According to the AP, Beijing has destroyed "large swaths of the suburbs over the past year in a building safety campaign...
Depth of Field
06.28.18
Staying on Point in Rural China
from Yuanjin Photo
In this edition of Depth of Field: aspiring ballerinas, what’s beneath the gilt in a rich Zhejiang town, worn out doctors, disappearing schools, melting snow, data farms, and the powerful appeal of dancing outdoors.
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03.23.17Demolishing Dalian: China’s ‘Russian’ City Is Erasing Its Heritage—in Pictures
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Founded by the Russians, Dalian boasts a wealth of architectural history. But now its treasured buildings are marked for demolition—and the government is being sued. One student went to capture the area before it disappears
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05.02.16Video of Beatings Amid Demolition in China Leads to Official Reprisals
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Officers wearing law enforcement uniforms brandishing clubs, striking women and children cowering at the foot of a wall.
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01.29.14“Most Well-Known and Beloved Chinese Role Model”
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Chinese tycoon wants to buy the Times; is he ploy by the CCP, or just crazy?
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09.12.13As Chinese Farmers Fight for Homes, Suicide Is Ultimate Protest
New York Times
Farmers are increasingly thrown off their land by officials eager to find new sources of economic growth. The tensions are especially acute on the edge of big Chinese cities, and more and more people are resorting to suicide to protest the...