The ashes of Zhao Ziyang, the liberal leader ousted after seeking compromise with the protesters, were laid to rest. But the uprising remains a sensitive political scar in China.
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China Is Leasing an Entire Pacific Island. Its Residents Are Shocked.
What could Beijing want with Tulagi, where Allied forces fought a bloody battle with Japan in World War II? Some fear military ambitions.
American Basketball vs. Chinese Hardball: Guess Who Won
The N.B.A. is the latest entertainment giant to incite nationalist anger in China, where political submission has become the price of admission to a market of 1.4 billion.
With No End to Unrest in Sight, Hong Kong’s Economic Pain Deepens
An unmistakable sense of alarm is spreading among both small business owners and corporate executives who see no way out of the impasse.
China Masters Political Propaganda for the Instagram Age
Leveraging celebrities, the know-how of tech companies and images built for social media, the Communist Party can effectively stir patriotism among the youth.
Hong Kong Takes Symbolic Stand Against China’s High-Tech Controls
The first major place in China to rebel against Beijing’s technologies of control is one of the last not yet fully under their thrall.
China’s Global Message: We Are Tough but Not Threatening
Leaders in Beijing have declared their aims are peaceful, but developments in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet and elsewhere — as well as a military parade — may indicate otherwise.
Protests Erupt in Hong Kong, Overshadowing China’s National Day Parade
The contrast of National Day pageantry in Beijing versus anti-government mayhem in Hong Kong was almost certainly infuriating to President Xi Jinping.
Hong Kong Police Shoot a Protester, 18, With a Live Bullet for the First Time
The escalation in police tactics came amid violent demonstrations on National Day, a holiday commemorating Communist Party rule in China.
In Pictures: China’s National Day Parade Features Pomp and Artillery
The parade in Beijing, among the largest in modern Chinese history, was designed to commemorate 70 years of Communist rule.