Xu 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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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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Recently, an unsettling phenomenon has emerged across multiple regions in mainland China. Videos show flocks of birds circling …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
A 19-Year-Old Student Who Defied Mao Zedong and Survived the Cultural Revolution (Part 1)
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisOn May 8, 1958, Mao Zedong addressed senior Communist Party officials at a meeting of the Party’s Eighth …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Escaping the ‘Red’ Legacy: The Life-Changing Turning Points of Song Yue (Part 2)
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonWho was Xin Ziling? Xin Ziling (1935-2021) from Anxin, Hebei Province, was the director of the editorial department …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Escaping the ‘Red’ Legacy: The Life-Changing Turning Points of Song Yue (Part 1)
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonSong Yue, a practicing lawyer in Calgary, Alberta (known professionally as Roger Song), was born into a prestigious …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
China’s Cultural Censorship: When Artists Are Not Allowed to Finish Their Song
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisRoman Polanski’s 2002 film The Pianist is based on the true memoir of Polish Jewish pianist Władysław Szpilman. …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
From ‘Little Pink’ to Awakening: Entrepreneur Zhang Guangyuan’s Journey to Freedom in Canada
In mid-August 2025, at a “Quit the CCP” rally in downtown Toronto, Canada, Zhang Guangyuan, originally from Shandong, …
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ChinaEditor's Pick
A Shift in Asian Diplomatic Strategy Challenges the Chinese Communist Party
by Helen Londonby Helen LondonIn early November 2025, a series of significant diplomatic moves focused on deterring Beijing unfolded from Berlin to …