A demonstration that became known as the May 4 Movement was a watershed for China. Here’s why.
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Russia Dispatch: As Chinese Flock to Siberia’s Lake Baikal, Local Russians Growl
A supposed new era of Sino-Russian friendship is exhibiting strains as a Chinese influx around Lake Baikal stirs old Russian fears of a land grab.
Chinese Cameras Come With Chinese Tactics
Is Chinese-style surveillance becoming normalized? A Times investigation found the Chinese surveillance state is spreading past its borders.
In Australia, Muslims Call for Pressure on China Over Missing Relatives
Members of the Uighur ethnic group want their adopted homeland to take action over China’s internment camps, into which many of their loved ones seem to have disappeared.
Wife of Ex-Interpol Chief Says Arrest in China was Politically Motivated
The wife of the missing former Interpol leader, Meng Hongwei, dismissed Chinese authorities’ allegations that he had spent lavishly and abused his power, She called his arrest politically motivated.
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.
U.S. Steps Up Criticism of China for Detentions in Xinjiang
Western governments, academic experts and human rights supporters challenged Beijing over its mass detention of Muslims in China’s western region.
New Zealand’s Former Leader Is Depicted by China as Praising Its Policies
Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley gave an interview to a Communist Party newspaper in December. This week, it ran her remarks as a glowing op-ed piece.
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.
The Forbidden City Offers a Rare Nighttime Glimpse of China’s Imperial Past
The Beijing palace and temple complex opened its doors to the public at night for the first time since 1925, giving visitors the chance to see it bathed in electric light.