Every Lunar New Year, crowds surge through Pudong International Airport and the nation’s border checkpoints. On the surface, …
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ChinaEditor's Pick
Unseen Eyes: The Evolving Surveillance State in China
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonAcross China, citizens are increasingly waking up to a reality where their private lives are no longer their …
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Located along the northern coast of Keelung, Lover’s Lake Coastal Avenue stretches for about 5 kilometers (3 miles) …
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Hong KongEditor's Pick
The Red Director’s Flight: The Defection of Xu Jiatun (Part 2)
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonXu Jiatun became the CCP’s “special envoy” in Hong Kong during the crucial period of Sino‑British negotiations over …
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Hong KongEditor's Pick
The Red Director’s Flight: The Defection of Xu Jiatun (Part 1)
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonIn 1989, after Deng Xiaoping orchestrated the Tiananmen Square massacre, a number of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials …
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TaiwanEditor's Pick
A Wuhan Professor’s Eye-Opening Visit to Taiwan: ‘Now I Understand the True Gap’
Earlier this year, a man from Beijing returned from Taiwan saying: “People there live with real dignity.” His …
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In the early morning at Waimushan, before the sky is fully lit, the day’s most moving moments quietly …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Tiananmen Square Massacre: What China’s Youth Don’t Know
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenIt is one of the most famous photographs in the world. A lone man in a white shirt, …
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TaiwanEditor's Pick
King Garden: Taiwan’s First Historical Leaders-Themed Tourism Factory
by Billy Shyuby Billy ShyuLocated in Puli Township, Nantou County, central Taiwan, King Garden is a landmark tourism factory created by Taiwan’s …
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Recently, an unsettling phenomenon has emerged across multiple regions in mainland China. Videos show flocks of birds circling …