Wang Quanzhang, an outspoken rights advocate, had been in custody since 2015 under President Xi Jinping’s campaign to obliterate threats to Communist Party control.
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Beijing Dispatch: In the Heart of Beijing, a Taiwanese Pop Idol Makes Fans Swoon
Rabid fans flock to a restaurant serving as a shrine to the singer Teresa Teng, whose music was banned in China for being “decadent.” Long after her death, the government has warmed to her appeal.
Faced With Tough Words From China, Taiwan Rallies Around Its Leader
Support for Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, has risen after she criticized an unpopular proposal by China’s leader to unify the two sides.
China Targets Prominent Uighur Intellectuals to Erase an Ethnic Identity
The mass detention of Uighur artists, journalists and scholars has become an alarming symbol of the Communist Party’s most intense social-engineering drive in decades.
A Photographer’s Quest to Reverse China’s Historical Amnesia
The Chinese photographer Li Zhensheng has been on a decades-long mission to make his country remember the Cultural Revolution.
Taiwan’s Leader Urges China to Address Differences Peacefully
President Tsai Ing-wen stressed that Taiwan’s people still want self-rule, weeks after candidates favoring closer ties with China won mayoral elections in major cities.
China Thwarts U.S. Effort to Promote American Culture on Campuses
The Chinese authorities blocked activities of centers run by American universities and financed by the State Department. After 10 years, none are left.
Students Defiant as Chinese University Cracks Down on Young Communists
In a rare rebuke, Peking University students denounced officials for blocking a student-led campaign for workers’ rights that has embarrassed the government.
Chinese Official Tied to Billionaire Fugitive Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
The sentencing of Ma Jian was the latest sign that President Xi Jinping has no intention of easing his signature anticorruption drive.
China Holds Secret Trial for Rights Lawyer After 3 Years in Detention
The case of Wang Quanzhang shows how Chinese officials can override legal protections. But he and his wife have also become symbols of resistance.