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December 14, 2021

China
Virtual Roundtable: The Imminent Trial of Two Human Rights Lawyers—Criminal Justice in Xi Jinping’s China

By the end of this month, Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, two of China’s most innovative and moderate political reformers and human rights lawyers, will be subjected to a secret trial for alleged subversi…

Play Police officer holding a gun at the high court in Hong Kong, China.

July 29, 2021

China
What is Happening to the Uyghurs in Xinjiang?

Panelists discuss China’s increasing repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the response from the United States and other countries, and the implications for U.S.-China relations and China's foreign poli…

Play A Chinese Uyghur Muslim participates in an anti-China protest during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019.

November 23, 2021

China
China’s Disappeared: How Beijing Silences Critics

The Chinese government has used a variety of tactics to silence its critics. Could international attention on tennis player Peng Shuai’s case push Beijing to change?

April 29, 2011

China
China’s Political Reformers Strike Back

Locals read Chinese newspapers displayed on a public notice board in central Beijing. (David Gray/Courtesy Reuters) Over the past year, the world has watched with growing dismay as China’s leaders h…

Locals read Chinese newspapers displayed on a public notice board in central Beijing.

February 27, 2012

China
Chinese Politics—Intrigue and Ideas

Chinese politics is fun again. The Palace—or Zhongnanhai in this case—hasn’t been rife with this much intrigue since Mao Zedong’s time. The apparent attempted defection and subsequent flight to Beiji…

A paramilitary policeman stands guard at the Xinhua Gate of the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Central Beijing on December 27, 2010.