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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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Beijing’s credibility crisis

The anniversary party of the People's Republic of China is being prepared amid an atmosphere of fear and foreboding, says Li Datong.

China’s civil society: breaching the Green Dam

The campaign by China's netizens against the government’s ambitious attempt to control and monitor internet usage is a signal of their emerging political power, says Li Datong.

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)