Liu Jianchao is a Communist Party diplomat skilled at defending tough positions without being pugnacious. He also once hunted fugitive officials abroad.
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Spy Balloon Incident Highlights Fragile State of U.S.-China Relations
Recent efforts by Beijing to mend ties with Washington were showing progress, but the balloon’s appearance over the United States illustrates lingering mistrust and growing tensions.
China’s Expanding Surveillance State: Takeaways From a NYT Investigation
Times reporters spent over a year combing through government bidding documents that reveal the country’s technological road map to ensure the longevity of its authoritarian rule.
Hong Kong Protests, Silenced on the Streets, Surface in Artworks
Even as the authorities restrict speech in the Chinese territory, local artists are subtly rendering the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations in paintings, installations and other media.
An Emboldened China No Longer Cares What Its Critics Think
International criticism once acted as a restraint on China’s crackdowns against dissent at home. Not anymore.