It will be interesting to see exactly which customs the Vatican is going to allow from the past rich five centuries of Anglican worship, life and thought.
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china from the insideThe renowned Chinese journalist Li Datong reports on the social and political fallout of his country's breakneck transformation.
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
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
An elite's rise-to-greatness dream is more fragile than it seems
The logic of its own history is forcing change on
China's ruling party
Textbooks are at the heart of China's struggle for openness
openDemocracy's columnist meets the world's most powerful woman
The linkage of the 2008 games with a democratic reform agenda will prove premature
China's breakneck growth is making rural property rights a key battleground
A story of media fakery has lessons for China's people and political elite alike
The Chinese government's anniversary celebrations over the return of Hong Kong reveal its fear of democracy
The pressures of China’s education system reinforce social amnesia and corruption
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