In the spring of 1949, Chinese legal scholar Yang Zhaolong helped secure the release of an estimated 10,000 …
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ChinaEditor's Pick
How a Peking Opera Master’s Wife Saved 5 Children From the Cultural Revolution (Part 2)
by Mikel DavisWhen Peking Opera master Zhou Xinfang was released from detention in 1969, his wife, Qiu Lilin, was no …
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ChinaEditor's Pick
How a Peking Opera Master’s Wife Saved 5 Children From the Cultural Revolution (Part 1)
by Mikel Davis“Of the six children in our family, five escaped the decade of catastrophe,” Zhou Caici recalled during a …
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Do you believe that karma really exists? In July 2026, 24-year-old Chinese social media influencer Jiang Xiaorou was …
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ChinaEditor's Pick
Forcing Monks and Nuns to Marry, Sending Monks to War: Inside the CCP’s Religious Purges
by Mikel DavisThe Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, prophesied in the Mahaparinirvana Sutra that after his parinirvana, demon kings would reincarnate as …
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Nearly half a century later, Kent Wong can still clearly describe the five routes people used to escape …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
The Small Details That Helped Chinese Intellectuals See Through the CCP (Part 2)
by Mikel DavisAmid China’s political upheaval in the late 1940s, some intellectuals noticed warnings that others overlooked. The signs were …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
The Small Details That Helped Chinese Intellectuals See Through the CCP (Part 1)
by Mikel DavisAt critical moments, a single thought can shape a person’s life, even determining whether to stay or leave. …
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In the annals of the Cultural Revolution, few stories capture the convergence of desperation and destiny as vividly …
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In 1734, during the 12th year of the Yongzheng Emperor’s reign in the Qing Dynasty, a remarkable story …