Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia and props for tourists.
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China’s Russian Town Has Log Cabins and Cyrillic Signs, but No Russians
Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia and props for tourists.
Peng Peiyun, 95, Dies; Official Renounced China’s One-Child Policy
She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to support softening the policy, then abolishing it.
Why China, a One-Party State, Is Backing Elections in This Country
The vote in Myanmar, widely seen as a sham, is a bid for legitimacy by the military government. It is also a way for Beijing to exert its influence there.
‘Orwellian Climate of Fear’: How China Cracks Down on Critics in the U.S.
The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the United States whose creative protests test its tolerance.
How China Tried to Dismantle a Major Underground Church
Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle Zion Church, a Christian network with branches across the country.
The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square
In 1989, Gen. Xu Qinxian defied orders to crush the pro-democracy protests in Beijing. Now, leaked video from his court-martial is on YouTube.
China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips
For China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.
China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists
The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.”
Where Mao’s Peasants Tilled the Soil, Tourists Now Pay for the View
Decades ago, a Chinese village became an official symbol of revolutionary “self-reliance.” The slogan hasn’t changed, but nearly everything else has.