Anthony Kuhn

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The App That Helps The Chinese Masses Mobilize Online

Tuesday, November 04, 2014

China's popular messaging app, WeChat, has some 300 million users and has become a way for Chinese to rally around a cause, something that's difficult in a country with strict government controls.

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Hong Kong Protests Pull Attention From China's Self-Reflection

Thursday, October 23, 2014

China's ruling Communist Party is wrapping up a meeting that it claims will advance the rule of law. But leaders are facing an urgent distraction in Hong Kong. The protests there rais...

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China's Nomads Have A Foot In Two Very Different Worlds

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

China is attempting to move nomads into permanent settlements, but the transition for many has proven difficult. After apartment living, one family plans to go back to herding.

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Democracy Protests Subside, Hong Kong Begins To Return To Normal

Monday, October 06, 2014

Student-led protests for democratic change over the past week have waned. Schools reopened and government workers were back on the job. Some students plan to stay at the site for as long as they can.

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Occupy Central: Faces From Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Movement

Sunday, October 05, 2014

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters are maintaining an uneasy vigil Sunday night at three main protest sites, despite authorities' deadline to pull back so that government offices and schools can reopen on Monday.

Demonstrators have defied previous ultimatums by the authorities to clear out, as well as pleas from politicians ...

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Gabby Giffords' SuperPAC Fights For Her Old House Seat

Sunday, October 05, 2014

Of all the issues in all the congressional races this fall, none may be more personal than gun violence in Arizona's 2nd District.

That's the seat Democrat Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords held until she resigned after being shot in the head three years ago.

Her then-district director, Ron Barber, was also ...

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Counter-Demonstrators Raise Tensions In Hong Kong

Friday, October 03, 2014

Pro-democracy and pro-Beijing supporters clashed in Hong Kong on Friday.

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Hong Kong Leader Ignores Protesters' Calls To Resign

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Hong Kong's top leader has refused to resign as protesters had demanded, but he has offered to negotiate with student protest leaders.

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Protesting Students Press For Hong Kong's Leader To Step Down

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Pro-democracy protesters are threatening to occupy government offices unless Hong Kong's chief executive steps down. For days, thousands of demonstrators have been demanding freer elections.

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Hong Kong Protests Offer A Revelation To Mainland Chinese

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Chinese mainlanders visiting Hong Kong have expressed amazement, even jealousy at the polite, civic-spirited and considerate crowds of protesters. But some on the mainland see activists as traitors.

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Activists In Hong Kong Use Holiday To Amass More Protesters

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Protesters in Hong Kong are demanding universal suffrage. The latest protests coincide with the 65th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, a holiday.

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Hong Kong Students Make Personal, Professional Sacrifices To Protest

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The students have appeared as the vanguard of the ongoing pro-democracy protests. On Tuesday, student groups announced they will boycott classes until the government addresses their demands.

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Hong Kong Protesters Give Government A Deadline To Respond

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The civil disobedience movement has set an Oct. 1 deadline for the city's unpopular chief executive to meet their demands for democracy. The also want him to step down as leader of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Protests Pick Up Steam After Weekend Clashes With Police

Monday, September 29, 2014

Thousands of pro-democracy activists continued to occupy Hong Kong's business district on Monday, as protests stretched into a third day.

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Pro-Democracy Activists Occupy Hong Kong's Business District

Monday, September 29, 2014

Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong are calling for free elections. Many spent Sunday night camped out on the streets after police fired tear gas and used batons to try to disperse them.

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No Gas Guzzlers Here; Beijing Hosts First All-Electric Car Race

Monday, September 15, 2014

The very first Formula E all-electric car race took place over the weekend in Beijing. Promoters hope the 10-race series around the globe will boost sales of alternative fuel cars.

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China's President Says His Anti-Corruption Drive Is Deadlocked

Friday, August 08, 2014

There's been much to-do about China's anti-corruption drive, and the leading example of that effort has been the downfall of a man who was once one of the country's most powerful officials, ex-security czar Zhou Yongkang.

But the Chinese government's unprecedented decision to investigate Zhou, which potentially paves the ...

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Flight Delays In China Leave Travelers Feeling Squeezed

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Air travel in some of eastern China's busiest airports has slowed to a crawl over the past week or so, stranding thousands of travelers and igniting debate about the increasing competition between military and civilian flights for the country's airspace.

On Tuesday, civil aviation authorities warned that air traffic capacity ...

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Former High-Ranking Official Under Investigation In China

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

The Chinese government announced Tuesday that it's investigating Zhou Yongkang, the former security czar. The move makes Zhou the most senior politician ever to face an investigation for corruption in China.

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Beijing Begins Apparent Corruption Probe Into High-Level Official

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

China has begun investigations into one of the country's senior politicians. Zhou Yongkang was a former domestic security chief, and he's suspected of "serious disciplinary violations."

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