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chinaChina is on the brink of profound change. In this series of articles, we examine the impact of these shifts on its people, its relationship with the West, and its future global role.
A cyber-assault on a Hollywood film casts light on the super-patriotism of China's "angry youth"
China's convulsive Olympic year connects its people to the rest of the world in new ways
Beijing needs accurate information to be effective. But what if its own media censorship blocks its access?
Cross-straits flights mark a new phase in a tense relationship (archive)
The Tiananmen protests of 1989 and the turbulent activism of 2008 share hidden connections
A fleeing teacher's defiance ignites ferocious argument that reveals how China is changing
China's response to the Sichuan tragedy writes a new page in its public culture
The work of Chinese immigrants in the rich west puts them in a trap with many locked doors
The progressive ideals of the Olympic movement are shadowed by colonial attitudes
Tibet, the torch-relay and Sichuan's quake - Beijing's tense Olympics year highlights a governance deficit
A China in social and intellectual ferment is finding new ways to slice the national past
Why do some countries achieve independence and not others? Blame "post-colonial sequestration syndrome"
Hu Jintao's "warm spring" visit highlights the lesser-known bonds that link China and Japan
The Chinese netizens mobilising against western media distortions should also look in the mirror
Beijing’s months of crisis may come to seem the product of a masterly public-relations campaign
A group of leading specialists on Tibet from around the world write to China's president
How Beijing can defuse the negative publicity around the Olympics, Tibet and Xinjiang
Beijing's policy in Tibet is not working. But the cycle of repression and resistance can change. Plus - Chinese intellectuals speak out on Tibet
Tibet's unrest and Taiwan's vote provoke Chinese bloggers to action, report Ivy Wang and Bob Chen
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