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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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