Articles by Li Datong

Hu Jintao walks tall in the world, but at home China's anniversary party is shadowed by fear 

China's netizen victory over internet control is a signal of an emerging political power

The crushing of revolt in Beijing on 4 June 1989 had deep roots and still casts a long shadow

China's response to the Sichuan tragedy writes a new page in its public culture (archive)

Beijing's official doctrine and the political system built around it conspire to freeze progress on Tibet

How meetings of the "people's representatives" fail China's people

A young writer's bold response to a Beijing blaze embodies the spirit the new China needs

After thirty years of economic reform in China the questions over the country's future are multiplying

Its astronauts span the cosmos while its children eat tainted sweets. Wanted: a state ruled by law

The murder of police officers by an angry citizen has wider lessons for China's legal system

The Chinese people themselves were winners in a great sporting festival

The global spectacle in Beijing is also a test for the next generation of China’s leaders

Beijing's response to a furious local protest signals a vital change in its governing mode

A cyber-assault on a Hollywood film casts light on the super-patriotism of China's "angry youth"

Beijing needs accurate information to be effective. But what if its own media censorship blocks its access?

A fleeing teacher's defiance ignites ferocious argument that reveals how China is changing

Tibet, the torch-relay and Sichuan's quake - Beijing's tense Olympics year highlights a governance deficit

A rare victory for Chinese citizens is welcome...but not enough 

While Taiwan faces its past, Beijing remains in denial

An elite's rise-to-greatness dream is more fragile than it seems