Cao Changqing is a freelance writer based in New York. Born and raised in China, he draws on …
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Entrepreneur Hu Liren’s Awakening to the Political Persecution in China
by Emma Luby Emma LuHu Liren, born in 1967 in Shangyu, Zhejiang — one of China’s wealthiest rural areas — rode the …
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The 2023 summer blockbuster titled Oppenheimer focuses on the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
The Unyielding Spirit of Xu Hongci: From a Rising Communist Star to a Fugitive of the State (Part 2)
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisThe Cultural Revolution erupted in 1966 and Xu Hongci became one of the first to be persecuted. Every …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
The Unyielding Spirit of Xu Hongci: From a Rising Communist Star to a Fugitive of the State (Part 1)
by Mikel Davisby Mikel DavisXu Hongci was once a shining star within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), so admired that his reputation …
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Human RightsFeatured
The Greatest Kindness Melts the Iron Curtain: Revisiting the Movie ‘Eavesdropping Storm’
Eavesdropping Storm tells the story, after 1949, of the terrible darkness that fell all over East Germany. It …
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China’s now-beloved national anthem March of the Volunteers was written in 1931 by lyricist Tian Han. But many …
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Not everyone was born with a silver spoon on their plate. Some had to make drastic moves for …
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Among contemporary Western leaders, the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher was a rare open critic of the Chinese Communist …
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WorldEditor's Pick
How Finland’s Winter War Against the Soviet Union Compares to Ukraine Today
by David Clappby David ClappFinland’s Winter War of 1939-1940, also known as the Russo-Finnish War, saw the tiny Finnish army take on …