An epic round-up of views from inside China of the Israel-Iran conflict.
Tiananmen Papers, Charter 08 and Liu Xiaobo
The activism and career of Perry Link—the translator-in-chief of China’s dissident movement.
A woman warrior who defended memory
A tribute to the remarkable He Fengming, a survivor of China’s 1957 Anti-Rightist Campaign, whose memoir serves as an enduring testament to historical truth and the fragility of humanity under authoritarian rule.
What we talk about when we talk about “sensitivity”
The sensitivity of political reform in China is undeniable but using it to justify inaction is indefensible: an essay from China Unofficial Archives.
Dai Qing’s revised “Deng Xiaoping in 1989”
In honour of June Fourth, we release excerpts from the second revised edition of “Deng Xiaoping in 1989” by investigative journalist Dai Qing—a work that combats the historical erasure of the Tiananmen crisis.
Pro-democracy banners unfurled at an overpass in China
Images shared via social media are reminiscent of ‘Bridge Man’ in Beijing who inspired the 2022 White Paper protests.
Censored modern Chinese history resurfaces in online archive
An interview with China historian Ian Johnson, founder of the China Unofficial Archives.
The unsilenced will eventually have their say
Xiang Chengjian, a survivor of totalitarianism and a founding member of China’s legendary “Spark,” provides a poignant and profound account of his experiences.
China’s AI boom depends on an army of exploited student interns
As part of China’s digital underclass, vocational school students work as data annotators—for low pay and few future prospects.
China’s people deserve the truth—not censorship | Opinion
The bipartisan INFORM Act is a bill that directs the U.S. executive branch to share clear, independent information with Chinese citizens in a bid to prioritize meaningful engagement.
Can “journey to the West” help explain a spate of killings in China?
As random acts of violence grip the country, netizens connect the events to an underclass venting rage on itself with antecedents in literary tradition.
Independent bookstores under pressure; Taiwanese books shut out
Independent bookstores are in the crosshairs of the CCP’s crackdown on free expression. One bookseller likens his situation to “smuggling drugs instead of selling books.”
“Confessions of a Collegiate ‘Zhengzhou-to-Kaifeng Night-Cyclist’”
A first-person account by one student who joined a night ride to Kaifeng, its origins, and the descent of a fun-filled experience into authoritarian control.
Young Chinese flock to ‘academic pubs’ as space for free expression shrinks
Happy-hour huddles give Chinese students “a place without authority…to speak their mind.”
JF Books returns
The rise and fall of an independent bookstore and the fate of civil society in China.
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