The CCP’s long-standing political co-optation network is reinventing itself as a social media personality aimed at embedding Party narratives into everyday online life.
The Tiananmen massacre outside the square
The regime’s deadliest violence struck unarmed workers and citizens in the streets around Tiananmen, not inside it: Robin Munro.
The recurring tragedy of June Fourth
Without independent institutions, the CCP’s unchecked authority leads to recurring “predicaments” for ordinary people.
The CCP’s crimes engraved in history: Li Nanyang
Li Rui’s daughter reflects on the anniversary of June 4 in the wake of the legal victory to secure his legacy from erasure by the Party.
Defying erasure
The global battle to preserve the memory of Tiananmen Square.
Gen Z revives Mao-era film as anti-privilege manifesto
A film intended to explore the trauma of the Cultural Revolution sparked millions of views and nostalgic Maoist slogans before censors stepped in.
Innovation under ideological control
Can an advanced technology that thrives on open debate and interdisciplinary collaboration rise to its highest potential within an authoritarian structure?
Xinjiang’s repression of Uyghurs has evolved, not ended
A rare insider testimony reveals how China tries to hide state violence in Xinjiang.
The Cultural Revolution, human nature, and being a woman
An Interview with Liu Haiou: China Unofficial Archives.
‘Disturbing’: Shen Yun cancellation in Toronto after Beijing-linked threat reminiscent of tactics in China: Patricia Adams
Adams calls the cancellations of performances “disturbingly similar” to how the CCP silences events, organizations, and artists inside China.
Wuhan lockdown
A haunting look back on the ground zero of the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘I’d rather be bombed than live in poverty’
Chinese construction workers in Israel opt to take a chance on high wages and employer appreciation despite the risks—returning home to poverty is a certainty.
Stanford University wins battle to keep diaries of Mao Zedong’s secretary
Court rules in favor of preserving an invaluable historic record from CCP censorship.
I came, I suffered, I survived
“A Single Tear” and Chinese intellectuals under Mao.
The toxic leak that became a symbol of irreversible closure
How 2018 chilled China’s civic engagement and stifled environmental activism.
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