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The press conferences at China’s “Two Sessions” are not open forums by any means, but they do make for pretty good drama
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Sinophobia Through the Ages
Understanding recent anti-Asian incidents through the lens of history
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Commercial Press Celebrates Its 120th Birthday
Glory, profit, talent, literature, and an assassination
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Psychiatric Stress
Patient-stealing incident the latest in China’s long, sordid history of psychiatry
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Cut Off: The Final Days of General Ming Rui
The sad tale of General Ming Rui, who fought and died in a forgotten war between China and Myanmar
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Five of China’s Worst “Last Emperors”
In honor of the leadership transition in Washington, a countdown of rulers so bad that they ended eras
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CCTV Rebrand: More Than Just a Name?
The fraught politics of taking Chinese state media to the outside world
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The Short and Weird Life of Tan Sitong
He was a fighter, a philosopher, a romantic poet, a dreamer, and, finally, one of China’s most celebrated martyrs
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Gambling Rocks: The Collectors Risking It All on Ordinary Stones
Precious jade or worthless rock? Collectors in China are staking their savings on finding out
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Xuanzang’s Journey to the West
Playing second fiddle to the Monkey King does not do this man justice
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