Part Two: Dai Qing on the behind-the-scenes tensions leading up to the Tiananmen Incident and her thoughts on the “’89 Student Movement”.
The Tiananmen Square Incident and the power struggle between Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yu
Iconic investigative reporter Dai Qing offers fresh insights into the Party’s internal struggles in an exclusive interview with Voice of America.
Observing Mao’s Deathday, with Dai Qing
The China Heritage e-journal reflects on the death of Mao and his posthumous career in the company of China’s legendary investigative reporter, Dai Qing.
Dai Qing’s return to the public eye (Part I)
Legendary Chinese investigative reporter Dai Qing on the events of 1989 and her Chiang Mai years.
Dai Qing’s return to the public eye (Part II)
Dai Qing discusses her upcoming release, “Notes on History,” an expose of the CCP’s lies.
The launch of “Deng Xiaoping in 1989” in 2024
A second revised edition of an iconic account of China’s June Fourth Incident launches with Probe International’s Patricia Adams on hand to commemorate the event.
June Fourth 2024 — Dai Qing, a former person who refused to be silenced
Reporter, novelist and China’s first post-Mao historical investigative journalist, Dai Qing continues her quest to reveal China to itself.
Land sinking in China’s major cities, new study finds
Alarming subsidence impacting China’s coastal areas poses a serious threat to millions of people, new research shows. Probe International revisits its proposed solutions from 2008.
Wang Xiaoshuai’s “Above the Dust”: Another movie destined not to be released in China
China’s acclaimed master of independent cinema risks punishment to screen his latest release at Germany’s Berlinale without approval from Chinese authorities.
Former China Three Gorges Corp. head under investigation
Cao Guangjing, vice-governor of Hubei Province, is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation for serious violations of discipline and law, according to the official website of China’s top anti-corruption bodies.
The most dammed country in the world
Legendary Chinese journalist-turned-environmental activist, Dai Qing, becomes a pocket warrior in the new Penguin Classics series, Green Ideas.
Why is China’s police department still running Canada’s visa office in Beijing?
Because Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an election, we may never know. The Canadian government says there is no cause for alarm. An investigation by Probe International’s Patricia Adams and Lawrence Solomon […]
Dai Qing’s “Green Ideas”
This summer, Dai Qing, the legendary Chinese investigative journalist, Probe International Fellow and one of China’s most iconic environmental voices will join the Penguin Classics canon in a new series on the […]
China’s Three Gorges Dam is one of the largest ever created. Was it worth it?
The Three Gorges Dam was designed to tame China’s longest river. But this summer’s record rains reveal its limited ability to control floods.
In Hong Kong, a publisher struggles to document Tiananmen’s Carnage
“Authors are afraid to publish. Publishers are afraid to continue doing business. Distributors are also afraid. Bookstores are diminishing and people there are afraid, too. So are the buyers, of course. It’s […]


