Prosperity and Persecution: A Look at China’s Muslim Minorities
“The police are very visible and they’re there to remind people that the state is watching.”
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Under Authoritarian Rule: Feminist and LGBTQ Activism in China
“The common enemy is authoritarianism, no matter where.”
Outsourcing Propaganda: China’s Control Over Hollywood
“With billions of dollars on the line, international movie studios have started to bow to the demands of the Chinese state.”
Made in China: China’s Metamorphic Shift to a New Economy
The unveiling of China’s new single-dish radio telescope, the largest of its kind, signals a shift in the world’s second largest economy.
Inviting the Rich Neighbors In: China and the G20 Summit
Why do we know so little about the G20 Summit, and so much about the Obama plane snub?
The Lawyers Who Vanished: Suppression of Political Dissent on the Rise in China
The Chinese government recently sentenced a lawyer at a human rights firm to seven years in prison, one of hundreds of such convictions since mid-2015. Sonny Stephens walks us through Xi Jinping’s campaign to crack down on anti-government dissent and use of filmed public confessions to discredit his enemies.
“I Wish I Could Strike You With Thunder”: China’s Vaccine Scandal Reveals a Culture of Corruption
China’s scandal around vaccines reveals a greater and deeper culture of fraud.