Photo: Hauling a boat in Guangxi, by monkeyking
Hauling a boat in Guangxi, by monkeyking
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Sophie Beach is CDT's Operations and Communications Manager. From 2003-2021, she served as Executive Editor of CDT English. She lives in Berkeley, California.
Dissident Artist in China is Held as Crackdown Spreads
The New York Times has more details on the detention of artist activist Ai Weiwei, who was taken away Sunday morning while trying to board a plane for Hong Kong. His detention and the subsequent police search of his studio in...
Read MoreWhere ‘Jasmine’ Means Tea, Not a Revolt
The New York Times looks at why the Communist Party has managed to stay in power despite its near death in 1989, and why it is not likely to be toppled anytime soon: Educated, white-collar workers like Ms. Guo are emblematic of...
Read MoreAi Weiwei Reportedly Held by Police at Beijing Airport
Just after announcing that he planned a partial move to Berlin to avoid ongoing harassment in Beijing, artist and activist Ai Weiwei appears to have been detained at the Beijing airport by customs police while trying to fly to...
Read MoreThe Big Chill; Yang Hengjun Says He Will Return to China
On his blog, Evan Osnos writes about the nebulous nature of the current crackdown on free expression in China: In some cases, the constraints are difficult to define; Philip Gourevitch wrote on Wednesday about the writer Liao...
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