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Protests in China are shining a light not only on the country’s draconian population management but restrictions on workers everywhere.
Noam Chomsky on lies, crimes, and savage capitalism.
Markets have played a central role in the country’s explosive development since the 1980s. But as GDP rose, inequality has soared—a stark turn away from earlier socialist ideals.
Founded a century ago, the Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly defied predictions of its demise.
Some have praised China's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but its suppression of information helped cause the problem in the first place.
Despite the risks, Chinese social media users are beating online censorship.
Christian weddings are on the rise in China, even among non-believers.
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Though there has been no “Chinese Spring,” it would be hard to describe what has transpired in China over the past twenty years as anything but a revolution.
The author joins a slew of Chinese tourists hiking a mountain in Tibet.
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