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.
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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.
In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi?
Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise. But as he ages, choosing a successor will become riskier and more difficult.
The Art of Telling Forbidden Stories in China
Many writers are looking for ways to capture the everyday realities that the government keeps hidden — sometimes at their own peril.
China’s Covid Restrictions Collide With Beijing’s Social Contract
The world’s harshest Covid restrictions exemplify how Xi Jinping’s authoritarian excesses have rewritten Beijing’s longstanding social contract with its people.
Xi Jinping Faces Another Dilemma: How to Mourn Jiang Zemin
The former president’s death drew tributes from Chinese people at a fraught moment for the current leader, Xi Jinping, who faces widespread criticism of his harsh Covid policies.
Revising China’s History, to Glorify Xi Jinping
The Communist Party has anointed him one of its revered leaders, paving the way for an already powerful leader to wield even greater influence.
Xi Jinping is Rewriting China’s History
A new official summation of Communist Party history is likely to exalt Xi Jinping as a peer of Mao and Deng, fortifying his claim to a new phase in power.
Pictures From a Revolution: China’s Communists Mark a Centennial
The improbable rise of a superpower that was born in the rubble of dynasty and fears it may yet meet the same fate.
‘The East Is Rising’: Xi Maps Out China’s Post-Covid Ascent
But as Beijing rolls out a long-term plan, its top leader has also warned that “the United States is the biggest threat.”