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Li Datong

Li Datong

Li Datong is a Chinese journalist and former editor of Freezing Point, a weekly supplement of the China Youth Daily newspaper.

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Tiananmen: the legacy of 1989

The violent suppression of dissent in Beijing on 4 June 1989 had deep roots and still casts a long shadow, says Li Datong.

China and the earthquake

The response to the Sichuan disaster among China's media, people, and government is a sign of deeper shifts in the country's public culture, says Li Datong.

(This article was first published on 2 June 2008)

China's Tibet: question with no answer

Beijing's official doctrine and the political system built around it conspire to freeze progress on the Tibet issue, says Li Datong.

(This article was first published on 16 April 2009)

China: democracy in action

The annual congresses of China's "people's representatives" reveal how China's system of power works - and why it will fail, says Li Datong.

The CCTV fire: a voice without restraint

The official response to the burning of a Beijing media-political landmark was silence. The free individual of the "post-80s" generation who broke it embodies the spirit the new China needs, says Li Datong.

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