Pro-Beijing officials say a course that teaches critical thinking has created a generation of rebels. Students and teachers say it has made them more engaged with society.
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China’s Prisons Swell After Deluge of Arrests Engulfs Muslims
Arrests, trials and prison sentences have surged in Xinjiang, where Uighurs and Kazakhs also face re-education camps.
Beijing’s Hong Kong Strategy: More Arrests, No Concessions
Officials say that many more demonstrators will face charges, and that none of their movement’s demands will be met.
Wang Guodong, Who Painted Mao Year After Year, Dies at 88
He received one of China’s highest — and most intimidating — honors: responsibility for creating the huge portrait that gazes down on Tiananmen Square.
In Landmark Ceremony, a Catholic Bishop Is Installed in China
A 54-year-old priest took office this week, the first to be approved under a deal signed last year between Rome and Beijing.
From the Shadows, China’s Communist Party Mobilizes Against Hong Kong Protests
In Hong Kong, the party is officially nonexistent, but it is in the vanguard of an increasingly firm pushback against the demonstrations.
Hong Kong Officer Fires Shot, and Police Use Water Cannons at Protest
The police drew their pistols and unleashed rounds of tear gas at protesters, who threw bricks and firebombs, as a weekend of violence followed nearly two weeks of relatively peaceful rallies.
Sidney Rittenberg, Idealistic American Aide to Mao Who Evolved to Counsel Capitalists, Dies at 98
Once a dedicated Communist, Mr. Rittenberg became disillusioned after 16 years in prison in China and returned to the United States to forge a lucrative career helping companies do business in China.
China Acknowledges Holding an Employee of U.K.’s Hong Kong Consulate
The detention of a trade officer has raised fears that the police in mainland China are arresting people to dampen support for protests in Hong Kong.
With Troop Buildup, China Sends a Stark Warning to Hong Kong
An exercise by the People’s Armed Police on Hong Kong’s border signaled Beijing’s willingness to intervene to end any serious threat to sovereignty.