liberalism

Translation: “Social Death by Imperial Order”

In July 2019, the philosopher and popular writer Byron Chen Chun went to Hong Kong to observe protests against proposed amendments to the Hong Kong extradition law which raised serious concerns that residents and even those...

Veteran Journalist Xiao Shu Detained in Beijing

The South China Morning Post reports that writer and veteran journalist Chen Min (pen name Xiao Shu) was detained on Friday amid a campaign for the release of detained lawyer and fellow New Citizens’ Movement activist Xu...

Why China’s Riches Won’t Bring It Freedom

At Bloomberg View, Pankaj Mishra examines China’s challenge to the advance of liberal democracy and its relationship with economic growth. “Development is the only hard truth,” Deng claimed. “If we do not develop, then we...

The Ancient Roots of Chinese Liberalism: Response

At The Useless Tree, Sam Crane responds to Liu Junning’s exploration of “The Ancient Roots of Chinese Liberalism” in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal: I am sure that serious students of Chinese philosophy...

Boundlessly Loyal to the Great Monster

An ideological battle between left and right has been in the spotlight lately, especially with the “red culture” campaign by Bo Xilai in Chongqing. The Economist reports on a group of leftists who are campaigning for...

Feng Chongyi: Charter 08 and China’s Troubled Liberalism

For Asia Times, Feng Chongyi, associate professor in China studies at the University of Technology, Sydney and adjunct professor of history, Nankai University, Tianjin, has a lengthy analysis of Charter 08 and its meaning for...

The End of the End of History

Robert Kagan, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writes in The New Republic about a changing world in which Russia and China are proving that autocratic rule is a viable model for economic...

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