The demonstration was one of the largest in the territory’s history and showed deep worries about ever-tightening Chinese rule.
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For China’s Leading Investigative Reporter, Enough Is Enough
Liu Wanyong, “the most important figure in investigative journalism,” has quit the profession. “News is not like news anymore,” he says.
Xi Jinping’s Visit to Russia Accents Ties in Face of Tensions with U.S.
Russia’s relations with China have improved gradually since 2014, when President Vladimir V. Putin announced a pivot to Asia after the Crimea crisis.
Tiananmen Anniversary Draws Silence in Beijing but Emotion in Hong Kong
Thirty years after hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed, memories of the bloodshed remain fraught.
30 Years After Tiananmen, ‘Tank Man’ Remains an Icon and a Mystery
He is a global symbol of resistance. But who was “Tank Man” and how has he remained a mystery?
In China, Public Talk of Sex Is Rare. Could a ‘Pleasure Community’ Change That?
Strangers gathered in Beijing to discuss a subject rarely addressed publicly in China: how to satisfy a woman. These workshops come at a fraught time for Chinese feminists.
China Faces New ‘Long March’ as Trade War Intensifies, Xi Jinping Says
The Chinese leader invoked a time of hardship before success in Communist Party history, at a time when the economy and consumers face other challenges.
The New New World: As Huawei Loses Google, the U.S.-China Tech Cold War Gets Its Iron Curtain
The White House’s hard-line approach threatens to speed up the development of two technology worlds, further isolating one-fifth of internet users.
As Trade War Rages, China’s Sway Over the U.S. Fades
Beijing once could count on allies in business and politics to help get its way. Now many of its old allies are staying on the sidelines.
How Xi’s Last-Minute Switch on U.S.-China Trade Deal Upended It
Xi Jinping miscalculated President Trump’s willingness to accept a changed deal. Now angry rhetoric could complicate efforts to return to negotiations.