Zhou Duo helped evacuate Tiananmen Square in 1989. These days he defends the movement, but sees democracy in retreat in the West and far-off in China.
Author: CHRIS BUCKLEY
New Documents Show Power Games Behind China’s Tiananmen Crackdown
A book released in Hong Kong reveals how after the 1989 massacre, China’s top officials united to denounce an ousted leader and embrace a darkly wary worldview.
30 Years After Tiananmen, a Chinese Military Insider Warns: Never Forget
A former People’s Liberation Army journalist defied a political taboo to describe the bloody crackdown in Beijing and urge a national reckoning.
A Chinese Law Professor Criticized Xi. Now He’s Been Suspended.
Xu Zhangrun boldly criticized China’s repressive policies. Now his university has suspended him and started an inquiry. But he is not retreating.
Bus Fire in China Kills Dozens of People
The long-distance coach bus was taking tourists to Mao Zedong’s hometown when the fire erupted, according to Chinese state media. At least 26 people were killed.
Chinese Entrepreneur Takes On the System, and Drops Out of Sight
A dogged investor, missing files, an internet crusader, a disgraced judge — this scandal has drama galore. It’s about business frustration under President Xi Jinping.
2019 Is a Sensitive Year for China. Xi Is Nervous.
President Trump wants big changes from China. But China’s leader is seeking security in a year that includes the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen bloodshed.
In Beijing, a Communist Funeral for an Inconvenient Critic
The funeral for Li Rui, a former Mao aide who rejected the Communist Party’s authoritarianism, drew both the elite and ordinary people who celebrated him as a renegade.
Eight Killed in Knife Attack in China Amid Lunar New Year Celebrations
The police said that a man arrested in the attack had confessed that he had been drinking and suspected his wife of having an affair.
China Sentences a Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, to Death
The capital sentence came in a retrial ordered after Mr. Schellenberg had appealed a 15-year sentence. It worsened tense China-Canada ties.