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Tiananmen Square: Taiwan Hopes for Future ‘Without Fear’

Deutsche Welle

On the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, President Tsai voiced hope that China’s youth will soon be able to freely express themselves. More than 20 people were detained at a vigil in Hong Kong.

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China’s Numbers Game Harms Us All

The Interpreter

As Beijing attempts to tackle some shared world problems, its opaque regime means the benefits are limited.

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China: Xi Jinping Says Beijing Will No Longer Be Bullied During CCP 100 Year Anniversary

Deutsche Welle

The Chinese Communist Party celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding with a flyby of jets and helicopters over Tiananmen Square.

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Hong Kong: Joshua Wong Sentenced to 10 More Months

Deutsche Welle

A court has sentenced four pro-democracy activists for taking part in last year’s Tiananmen Square commemorations. The judge said the sentence should “deter people from offending and re-offending.”

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Xi's 'New Era' Censorship Bans Books, Curbs Curiosity

Louisa Lim

'What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who would want to read one.' The ideological conformity of the New Era hints at a frightening prospect: that both Orwell and Huxley's fears could be realized simultaneously in Xi Jinping's China.

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CARTOON: Beware the Cult of Xi

Stellina Chen

For all the assertions of China's rising power and strength at the ongoing 19th Party Congress in Beijing, the country's inability to reconcile its past and vulnerability to cults of personality point to inherent institutional weakness.

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'Murdered but Undefeated' - Wu'er Kaixi Reflects on the Loss of His Friend, Liu Xiaobo

Wu'er Kaixi

'It is time for the world to ask itself, are we accomplices, do we appease this, or do we stand up against so-called Chinese values?'

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