In 1506, during the reign of the Ming Dynasty’s Zhengde Emperor, Wang Yangming appeared to have everything a …
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Editor’s note: This first-person essay was originally written by Liu Leyuan (劉樂園) and published in Chinese by The …
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Special FeaturesEditor's Pick
An Open Letter to Journalists in China Written From Exile
by Mikel DavisThe following is an open letter from Chinese journalist Li Bo’an, who is currently living in exile. It …
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China
Qi Hong, Mastermind of Chongqing Anti-Communist Slogans, Says Even Strict Surveillance Has Loopholes
by Mikel DavisIn late August, an unusual act of defiance shook China and caught international attention. A massive anti-Communist slogan …
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HistoryEditor's Pick
Standing for Truth: Zhang Bolin’s Memories of the Tiananmen Democracy Movement
by Max LubyMax LuIn the spring of 1989, as a student of Chinese literature at Peking University, I never imagined a …
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ChinaEditor's Pick
The Tragic Fate of 2 Brothers: A Cultural Revolution Nightmare
by Max LubyMax LuOn a quiet beach in Xiamen, the sound of gunshots shattered the air. A young life came to …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Entrepreneur Hu Liren’s Awakening to the Political Persecution in China
by Emma LubyEmma LuHu Liren, born in 1967 in Shangyu, Zhejiang — one of China’s wealthiest rural areas — rode the …
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At the beginning of 1951, Wu Ningkun, who was studying in the United States at the time, received …
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On August 10, 2019, Professor Wu Ningkun, a renowned Chinese-born translator and Emeritus Professor of English Literature, passed …