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Riot police patrol at a shopping mall during a protest after China's parliament passes a national security law for Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, June 30, 2020.

Family of Chinese pro-democracy activist held in secret detention calls for his release

Conflict & Justice

Ding Jiaxi had been on a collision course with the Chinese government perhaps ever since 1989 when he was a college junior in Beijing.

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How does China’s Communist Party view Trump’s impeachment inquiry?

Global Politics
Havana resident Kevin Lachaise watches a recorded TV show on a computer screen in the living room of his home.

Renewed diplomacy still leaves Cubans stuck in a dial-up world

Technology
An apartment where Mao Zedong lived briefly in Shanghai has been opened as a small museum. It sits in the middle of the Jing An Kerry Center, which features glassy office towers and upscale retail.

You can find Mao’s old apartment inside a mall in Shanghai

Development & Education
An apartment where Mao Zedong lived briefly in Shanghai has been opened as a small museum. It sits in the middle of the Jing An Kerry Center, which features glassy office towers and upscale retail.

You can find Mao’s old apartment inside a mall in Shanghai

Development & Education
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China Newspaper Warns Troops Against Rumors of a Foiled Coup

China’s Communist Party faces a leadership transition this year, and is showing increasing concern about gossip over a foiled coup. The Liberation Army Daily, China’s top military newspaper, has warned troops to ignore any rumors they hear and steel themselves for an “ideological struggle” as the Communist Party undergoes changes to its central leadership. Viv […]

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