But seeking accountability and justice is more challenging in a repressive police state: Benedict Rogers.
China’s quiet push in India
A look at China’s strategic exploitation of India’s vibrant yet vulnerable media landscape amid tensions over Tibet and sovereignty disputes.
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.
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.
Dozens sentenced in case that crushed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp
The defendants, including politicians and activists, aimed to gain control of the legislature, a strategy that Beijing deemed subversive.
Democracy in Hong Kong did not fail – it was killed by Beijing and its quislings
Journalist Benedict Rogers responds to Hong Kong’s Regina Ip over comments about Hong Kong’s descent into illiberal authoritarianism.
Book launch: Deng Xiaoping in 1989 (revised edition)
This Friday, June 28, New York publisher Bouden House will launch its new edition of Deng Xiaoping in 1989 by the iconic Chinese investigative reporter, Dai Qing.
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.
Who is to blame for the June Fourth massacre?
Despite the CCP’s efforts to erase the events of 1989 from the public consciousness, Tiananmen Square continues to symbolize the struggle for human rights and democracy in the face of authoritarian rule.
‘China’s people are increasingly aware of human rights’
The growing vulnerability of Xi Jinping’s strongman rule.
Israel’s accelerating democracy
Following the greatest repudiation of the left in Israeli history, right-wing lawmakers are aggressively honoring their election promises.
Free markets, not governments
Free markets are complex and they work (like ecosystems). Governments do not create wealth, they confiscate wealth and with monopolies they have less motivation to lower costs or innovate.
The courage to carry on
Self-responsibility and the achievement of freedom.
Taiwan — the country in China’s shadow
Taiwan’s first female president, and its most defiantly democratic, faces increased pressure from Beijing over the island’s national identity. Canada’s “quietude” amidst the ongoing squeeze has been noted.
China’s new dawn
(May 24, 2013) The new dawn of Chinese activism: organic, leaderless and technology-driven. This report by journalist Monica Tan looks at the rise of public protest in China, how activism has moved away from a select high-profile few to become a growing movement made up of ordinary people – ‘lao baixing’ – determined to stand up for their environment. Technology enables large masses of people to get the word out and to assemble at low risk: no one and everyone leads. Some see this grassroots’ movement as the road to democracy and accountability for China.
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