Although officially, China is still committed to a policy of “peaceful reunification” of Taiwan, the de facto independent ...
A man pushes a bicycle cart past traditional wooden shops and red Chinese flags in the heart of Lijiang Old Town, Yunnan Province, China, Oct. 23, 2024. Understanding domestic politics in China must ...
“Xi Jinping himself – ideologically and politically – was committed to a form of totalitarian rule. And he was skillful enough, ruthless enough to bring it about.” During China’s reform and opening ...
“Reading banned books behind closed doors on a snowy night is one of life’s greatest pleasures,” goes a popular saying in China. It is often (perhaps mistakenly) attributed to a 17th-century scholar, ...