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China ‘delivery rider poet’ known for writing verses on scrap paper wins elite literature prize

After winning China’s prestigious Lu Xun Literary Prize, grass roots delivery rider and poet Wang Jibing expressed his intention to continue delivering food, describing himself as...

Former Tiananmen Protester Recalls June 4 Crackdown, Qincheng Prison, and Life in Exile

Now living in the US, Tang reflects on the personal cost of dissent, the resilience of the 'Generation of '89,' and his enduring hope for a freer, more democratic China

With America deranged, President Xi summons overseas Chinese

就让岁月开成一朵花， 等一场春风温柔抵达， 带着知足上路， 带着晚霞回家， 爱在时光中轻轻发芽。 – 吴忧 And so it begins. President Xi Jinping of China has summoned overseas Chinese to...

Literaturpreis für Graswurzel-Lyrik: Die Poesie des Lieferfahrers

Der chinesische Essenslieferant Wang Jibing erhält für seine Gedichte den renommierten chinesischen Lu-Xun-Literaturpreis. Das ist ein echtes Novum. mehr...

China mourns Zhu while debating his painful reforms

The Guardian view on Chinese workers picking up the pen: poetry in motion | Editorial

A food delivery rider has won the country’s highest literary award. It is part of a growing trend for writing by labourersThe hundreds of millions who have built modern China from...

When Fear Becomes Self-Censorship: Cheng Lei’s Warning to Free Societies

Australian journalist Cheng Lei says the CCP exports more than propaganda; it exports fear. Reflecting on her years in detention, she argues that the greatest threat to free societ...

EDITORIAL:Chiang Wan-an under fire

A Chinese dissident’s apology to a Tibetan

Economist Gao Shanwen’s Death Renews Debate Over Free Speech in China

The death of the prominent Chinese economist has sparked an outpouring of tributes across China's financial community while reviving discussion about the shrinking space for indepe...

The Making & Remaking of Chinese Totalitarianism

Editor's Note: The death of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, a leading architect of China's market reforms, gives new resonance to the author's argument: China transformed its ec...

Lai expresses solidarity with arrested HK booksellers

‘She’s not afraid of anyone’: the prison writings of one of Hong Kong’s last outspoken democracy activists

Chow Hang-tung has been detained since 2021, and written about everything from clothes to Tiananmen Square and the meaning of freedomTiananmen Square vigil organisers in Hong Kong...

Xi’s Inner Circle Under Pressure as Former Aides Fall and Chen Xi Reportedly Demoted

Recently, Liang Chao, the “chief steward” in China’s Wenzhou city in Zhejiang Province for Chen Yixin, a close associate of Xi Jinping’s “Zhejiang clique,” turned himself in. He wa...

Assessing KMT Leader Cheng Li-Wun’s Political Narrative

Insights from Wayne Tan.

UN Panel Calls for Release of Hong Kong Activist Chow Ka-cheng

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), an independent panel of five human rights experts that investigates allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention by...

Chiang Wan-an’s absurd moves

Zhong Lihe: Father of Taiwanese Nativist Literature Who Wrote About 1945s Beijing

When Meinong, an agricultural settlement in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan is mentioned, many tourists immediately think of it as the best-preserved Hakka cultural settlement in Taiw...

Books of Zhu Rongji quotes reveal bygone era of a more open China

Wang Xiaohong Aide Removed and Sent to Chongqing Days After Another Police Chief’s Sudden Death

The state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on July 16 that China’s State Council had announced a round of personnel changes, including the removal of Tan Quan as assistant minister...

From Censorship to Activism: How a Chinese Couple Found Their Voice Abroad

After years of accepting China’s official narratives, Luo Yu and Wang Jingjing say overseas travel, censorship, and their experiences during China’s COVID lockdowns transformed the...

From bankruptcy to viral critic: the remarkable journey of Chinese veteran actor Li Chengru

Li Chengru is a nationally famous Chinese actor, but before he gained fame as an entertainer, he was a self-made businessman who lost his entire US$13 million in foreign currency t...

What a Stray Dog’s Murder Tells us About Chinese Civil Society

Wang Wang has appeared on billboards around the world – visible proof that China’s censorship does have limits.

How a Stray Dog Became a Symbol of Defiance in China

A grassroots wave of support for a stray dog named “Wang Wang” in Jieyang, Guangdong, has spread across all 31 of China’s provincial-level regions and even reached New York’s Times...