china: all articles

China 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.
Friday 25th September

Beijing’s credibility crisis

Li Datong, 25 September 2009
Hu Jintao walks tall in the world, but at home China's anniversary party is shadowed by fear 
Thursday 17th September

China’s shadow sector: power in pieces

Kerry Brown, 17 September 2009
Much of China is run by local gangs pursuing their private interest. This is the party's key test
Wednesday 5th August

China-Turkey and Xinjiang: a frayed relationship

Matti Nojonen and Igor Torbakov, 5 August 2009
The violence in China’s far-west region has chilled the relationship between two rising world powers
Monday 27th July

Xinjiang, Tibet, beyond: China’s ethnic relations

Temtsel Hao, 27 July 2009
China's nationality policy is caught between local identity, state policy, and economic change
Friday 17th July

China’s civil society: breaching the Green Dam

Li Datong, 17 July 2009
China's netizen victory over internet control is a signal of an emerging political power
Tuesday 14th July

China’s borderlands: the need to rethink

Dibyesh Anand, 14 July 2009
The unrest in Tibet and Xinjiang exposes shared policy and attitudinal failures

Xinjiang: China’s security high-alert

Kerry Brown, 14 July 2009
The challenge of Xinjiang to Beijing's authority exceeds even that of Tibet
Friday 10th July

The discovery of the Uyghurs

Henryk Szadziewski, 10 July 2009
The Uyghurs of East Turkestan have become known to the world. But is it for the right reasons? 
Monday 6th July

The Uyghurs and China: lost and found nation

Yitzhak Shichor, 6 July 2009
The eruption of protest in China's far west has its roots in the state's repressive policies
Thursday 4th June

Tiananmen: the legacy of 1989

Li Datong, 4 June 2009
The crushing of revolt in Beijing on 4 June 1989 had deep roots and still casts a long shadow

Tiananmen, 1989-2009

Emily Lau, 4 June 2009
The message of Hong Kong to Beijing is consistent and enduring
Wednesday 3rd June

China’s Tiananmen moment: the party rules

Kerry Brown, 3 June 2009
The crisis of 1989 in Beijing was for China’s elite a brutal lesson in long-term political control
Thursday 14th May

China’s coming struggle for power

Kerry Brown, 14 May 2009
The inner-party competition to succeed Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao is already underway
Sunday 10th May

China and the earthquake

Li Datong, 10 May 2009
China's response to the Sichuan tragedy writes a new page in its public culture (archive)
Friday 3rd April

Kashgar’s old city: the politics of demolition

Henryk Szadziewski, 3 April 2009
The destruction of the old city at the heart of Uighur life is a story of modern China
Wednesday 11th March

China local, China global

11 March 2009
The northern city of Harbin takes the measure of China's economic troubles
Wednesday 25th February

China's anniversary tempest

Jeffrey N Wasserstrom, 25 February 2009
A year of contested commemorations will be shaped by battles over boycotts
Thursday 5th February

China’s giant struggle

Kerry Brown, 5 February 2009
Beijing's leadership projects confidence on the world stage but faces a year of domestic turmoil
Sunday 25th January

Charter 08: a blueprint for China

Perry Link, 25 January 2009
A major declaration by Chinese public figures in favour of democracy and human rights
Thursday 22nd January

China’s political tunnel

Wei Jingsheng, 22 January 2009
China’s economic crisis presents its government with an impossible political choice   Plus: Charter08, a brave appeal for human rights 
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