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Why the sudden death of a former Chinese premier has moved so many people

Thursday, November 02, 2023

The death of a former Chinese leader Li Keqiang, who was 68, has been an outlet for people to quietly share their discontent with China's current governance.

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China's foreign minister met with Secretary of State Blinken

Sunday, October 29, 2023

China's former premier is dead. Its missing defense minister was dismissed. The foreign minister is in Washington. And trouble may be brewing in the South China Sea.

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Newly retired Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies at 68

Friday, October 27, 2023

Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has died of a heart attack. A respected development economist, he was overshadowed as premier by Xi Jinping.

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Li Keqiang, a former premier of China who was edged aside by Xi Jinping, has died

Friday, October 27, 2023

Li was groomed for leadership, and was seen at one point as a contender for China's top job, only to be pushed aside as Xi Jinping ascended.

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China suppresses feminist, LGBTQ groups. Outside China, they seek to rebuild

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Inside China, the government is cracking down on queer and feminist spaces. The Chinese-speaking diaspora is stepping up to create those spaces outside China.

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China removes Li Shangfu as defense minister, who was out of public eye for 2 months

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

China's leadership has formally dismissed the country's defense minister, Li Shangfu, two months after he disappeared from the public eye — the second minister to be removed recently.

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China is subtly increasing military pressure on Taiwan without declaring an invasion

Friday, October 20, 2023

A month ago, a record number of Chinese fighter planes — 103 of them — flew around Taiwan in just one day. The strategy is meant to wear Taiwan down without ever invading.

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New Pentagon report claims China now has over 500 operational nuclear warheads

Thursday, October 19, 2023

The Pentagon's latest report shows China is on track with its efforts to develop a nuclear arsenal - though their total warheads are still a fraction of that of the US.

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Cheng Lei, detained Australian journalist, is freed by China

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been allowed to leave the country and is back home in Australia after being detained for more than three years on charges of espionage.

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In China, a Uyghur scholar has been sentenced to life in prison

Sunday, October 01, 2023

China has secretly given a life prison sentence to a prominent Uyghur scholar of Uyghur culture and religion.

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China's suffering real estate, construction sectors spark fear of economic stagnation

Monday, September 11, 2023

China's post-pandemic recovery fell far short of the mark. Consumers are spending less. Their lack of confidence in the future is feeding a cycle of stagnation.

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How China got to its current economic state

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

China's economic recovery has been dramatically slower than expected, its biggest property firms are courting bankruptcy, and youth unemployment is at a record high.

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Concerns grow as post-COVID economic recovery in China flounders

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

China's economic recovery has been dramatically slower than expected. Its biggest property firms are courting bankruptcy, and youth unemployment is at a record high. How did China get there?

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Ancient cave art along China's silk road is damaged in harsh rains

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Flash floods and years of unusual rainfall — likely linked to climate change — are degrading ancient cave art along China's historic silk road at a rapid pace.

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Taiwan's companies make the world's electronics. Now they want to make weapons

Friday, August 18, 2023

As military tensions with China rise, Taiwan's companies are pivoting from civilian manufacturing to defense and weapons.

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China makes it harder for its Muslim citizens to go to Mecca, or anywhere else

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Chinese Muslims take roundabout trips for their Hajj pilgrimage, trying to circumvent China's tightened surveillance at every turn — and possible arrest on their return, pilgrims and tour leaders say.

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Taiwan's Vice President is stopping by the U.S. this week, under China's watchful eye

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Taiwan's Vice President transits through the U.S. this weekend on a trip to South America. China is watching closely.

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'Waiting To Be Arrested At Night' is the story of a Uyghur poet's escape

Saturday, August 05, 2023

Poet Tahir Hamut Izgil left the Chinese region of Xinjiang amid a government crackdown on the Uyghur people. He writes about that in his book, Waiting to be Arrested at Night.

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'Waiting To Be Arrested At Night' is the story of a Uyghur poet's escape

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Tahir Hamut Izgil is one of the best-known living Uyghur poets. He left Xinjiang amid a Chinese crackdown on the Uyghur people — an escape at the heart of his book, Waiting To Be Arrested At Night.

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Indigenous communities in Taiwan celebrate summer with the harvest festival

Saturday, July 29, 2023

A visit to a harvest festival in Taiwan, a celebration of summer by the island's indigenous communities.

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