China crackdown 'worsening Tibetan immolations'
China called Sunday for an intensified crackdown on separatism in its Tibetan-inhabited regions, as an advocacy group said repression was encouraging self-immolations in protest at Chinese rule. Three...
View ArticleTaiwanese labourers lie on train tracks in protest over factory closure
On Tuesday evening, over 300 labourers bought tickets at Taipei Main Station, went to platform three, climbed down off the platform and laid down on the tracks. Their intention was to obstruct the...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a 'Black Guard'
He referred to his profession as "helping the government handle affairs." The more popular job title is "black guard," a unique profession that comes in tandem with China's petition system. more »Weird...
View ArticleWoman Is Arrested in Rape Rumor That Ignited Beijing Protest
The Beijing police have arrested a woman for spreading online rumors in connection with the death of a migrant worker that touched off a rare protest in the Chinese capital on Wednesday, state-run...
View ArticleIn a rare protest defying a government ban, hundreds of people in southern...
Several hundred people gathered on Kunming's Zhengyi Lu on May 16 to voice their concerns regarding the environmental impact of a proposed factory. The police presence at the gathering was heavy but...
View ArticleChinese Embassy in US Vandalized with 'Demolish' Graffiti
On the early morning of 2013 July 10, three graffiti Chinese characters "拆" ["demolish"] appeared on the courtyard gate posts and the entrance of the office building for China's embassy in the United...
View ArticlePhantom enemies
Mark Kitto, who has lived in China for 18 years and is the author of "China Cuckoo", explains how China's leaders are creating what they seek to avoid-a coordinated resistance. more...
View ArticleTaiwanese Occupy Legislature Over China Pact
Thousands of Taiwanese were surrounding and occupying the Legislative Yuan (LY) in Taipei on March 19 after legislators from the ruling Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) expedited the review process of a...
View ArticleMalaysians lose patience with Chinese fury and scorn over missing flight
"Let me ask you something,'' said a Malaysian government official. "Which country do you think will allow others from another country to come and let them stay in a great hotel and allow them to throw...
View ArticleHong Kong's unprecedented protests and police crackdown, explained
Protest marches and vigils are fairly common in Hong Kong, but what began on Friday and escalated dramatically on Sunday is unprecedented. Mass acts of civil disobedience were met by a shocking and...
View ArticleThe Revolution Will Not Be Instagrammed
Hong Kong's streets rock with protests and what many feel is a draconian police response, Chinese cyberspace is erupting with bitter complaints about yet another instance of blanket censorship. On...
View ArticleJoshua Wong: the teenager who is the public face of the Hong Kong protests
With his floppy hair, baggy shorts and stripy T-shirt, accessorised with a yellow ribbon around each skinny wrist, the only thing distinguishing the 17-year-old from the other teenagers on Wednesday...
View ArticleMainland Chinese Tourists Get a Glimpse of Rebellion
For the tens of thousands of mainland Chinese crossing the border into Hong Kong on Wednesday, the first day of China's weeklong National Day holiday, the pro-democracy demonstrations sweeping this...
View ArticleAnonymous group vow to support Hong Kong protests, Chinese government...
Anonymous group, an international network of hactivists, has vowed to support the protests for democracy in Hong Kong and has on Sunday morning attacked several Chinese government website. Watch their...
View ArticleLetter to Hong Kong students: tonight I picked a side
A mainlander is moved by the Hong Kong protesters. more »Hong Kong Newshong kongOccupy Centralmainlanderscmpprotestsdemocracy movement
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