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Parents Keep Children Home As China Limits Mongolian Language In The Classroom
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
As it has long done with the Tibetan and Uighur languages, Beijing is reducing instruction in Mongolian in favor of Mandarin Chinese in ethnic Mongolian areas of the country.
First Chinese-Language Production Of 'A Raisin In The Sun' Is Staged In Beijing
Thursday, September 03, 2020
Lorraine Hansberry's play is about a Black family's struggle against racism in 1950s Chicago. At the Beijing People's Art Theatre, director Ying Da is working to bring that story to Chinese audiences.
Hostility Toward China Is Growing In The U.S., Poll Numbers Show
Wednesday, September 02, 2020
Hostility toward China is growing in the U.S. over China's handling of the coronavirus and human rights abuses. But Chinese support for their government is stronger than ever.
China, India Handled COVID-19 Differently. Results Differed Too
Tuesday, September 01, 2020
In China, authorities handled the coronavirus pandemic by centralizing control and locking down vast swaths of the country. India didn't. How has that affected health outcomes in the two countries?
China Calls It A 'Wartime Mode' COVID-19 Lockdown. And Residents Are Protesting
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Across China, life has largely returned to normal — except in the western region of Xinjiang. Some 22 million people have been under heavy lockdown since July — and they're questioning its severity.
Beijing Attempts To Remake Hong Kong In Its Image As National Security Law Takes Hold
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Educators, journalists, political figures and ordinary citizens have been intimidated and even arrested as China moves to stifle protest and civil society with its new law.
In Rural China, Villagers Say They're Forced From Farm Homes To High-Rises
Monday, August 10, 2020
After quickly building megacities, the country is kicking plans into high gear to revamp tens of thousands of country villages. Residents say they are forced or coerced to leave their farm homes.
Prominent Hong Kong Publisher Arrested Under New National Security Law
Monday, August 10, 2020
Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media tycoon known as a fervent supporter of democracy and human rights, is the most prominent figure arrested thus far under China's new law.
Roads Become Rivers: Nearly 4 Million Chinese Evacuated Or Displaced From Flooding
Sunday, August 09, 2020
With at least 158 dead and thousands of homes collapsed after heavy rains, experts say it's time for China to rethink its water management.
What Might Have Caused The Worst Flooding In More Than 2 Decades In China
Wednesday, August 05, 2020
The worst flooding in more than two decades has engulfed large swaths of China. Water management experts say China's dam-building spree has exacerbated these seasonal floods.
Coronavirus Cases Across Asia Are Again On The Rise
Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Parts of Asia that seemed to have COVID-19 under control have witnessed fresh outbreaks. China, Japan and Vietnam, which had few or no cases in the past month or so, are seeing a resurgence.
China's Communist Party Wants To Demolish Homes, Rebuild Rural Countryside
Saturday, August 01, 2020
More than 40% of Chinese people still live in the country's vast, rural countryside. The Communist Party wants modernize the villages by force and rebuild them completely.
U.S. Officials Keep Pressure On China Over Multiple Issues
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Relations between the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, appear to be heading toward a confrontation. What's causing this, and how are European countries responding?
China Orders U.S. To Close Its Consulate In Chengdu
Friday, July 24, 2020
The order comes in reaction to the U.S. closure of China's consulate in Houston earlier this week. China's state broadcaster says the U.S. Consulate was given 72 hours to close.
U.S. Orders China's Houston Consulate To Close, Ratcheting Tensions
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
The State Department, in a statement early Wednesday morning, said the move is "in order to protect American intellectual property and American's (sic) private information."
South China Sea Once Again Becomes A Dangerous Military Flashpoint
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
The U.S. is calling China's claims over the South China Sea illegal. Experts fear growing U.S.-China tensions raise the possibility of military conflict.
Uighur Family Spends More Than A Year Imprisoned In Own Home In China
Monday, July 13, 2020
Many people have spent a few months in isolation this year due to the pandemic. But for one Uighur family in China, isolation is the norm. They've been prisoners in their own home for the last year.
China Bans U.S. Lawmakers From Entering The Country
Monday, July 13, 2020
China banned Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz as well as administration officials from entering China in response to U.S. actions in response to the country's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority.
Prominent Critic Of China's Leadership Detained In Beijing
Monday, July 06, 2020
Xu Zhangrun, a constitutional scholar outspoken in his criticism of President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party, has been particularly vocal about the regime's handling of the coronavirus.
Hundreds Arrested After China Enacts Hong Kong Security Law
Thursday, July 02, 2020
Beijing quickly used a new national security law against Hong Kong protesters; more than 300 were arrested Wednesday. How is the new law changing the legal and political landscape in Hong Kong?