Political repression in the People's Republic of China

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, at left, poses outside his studio for a photograph with his lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang, in July 2012.

Why the world’s elite are afraid to call out China on its human rights record

Justice

China is sending a chilling message to citizens who might dare to question government policies with the prosecution of a well-known human rights lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang. But just try mentioning his name in a place like Davos.

The famous 'tank man', alone and unarmed, stands passively in front of a convoy of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. The iconic image is banned in China but has permeated popular and protest culture around the globe

For many Chinese born after the Tiananmen Square protests, 1989 is the year nothing happened

Global Politics
Bian Zhongyun's children mourn the death of their mother, as seen in the documentary "Though I am Gone." Bian was a school principal who beaten to death 1968 by a crowd.

How to apologize for the Cultural Revolution without blaming the Communist Party

Global Politics
Bian Zhongyun's children mourn the death of their mother, as seen in the documentary "Though I am Gone." Bian was a school principal who beaten to death 1968 by a crowd.

How to apologize for the Cultural Revolution without blaming the Communist Party

Global Politics

A survivor doubts China’s plan to close labor camps

Conflict & Justice

China’s secret detention centers

A new report alleges sprawling system of “black jails” used to detain Chinese citizens petitioning for redress.

The World

China’s Evolving Propaganda: From a Benevolent Mao Zedong to Today’s Slick Machine

Global Politics

China has a long history of propaganda. And one man who lived through much of it has opened a propaganda poster museum in Shanghai. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad visited the museum.

The World

Chinese detention System Called ‘Alleyway in Hell’

Conflict & Justice

On the eve of President Obama’s visit to China, a new report alleges that a system of ‘black jails’ has been used to detain Chinese citizens petitioning for redress from the government. We speak to Phelim Kine, a researcher for Human Rights Watch.

The World

China’s secret jails

Conflict & Justice

The World’s Jeb Sharp has more on the story behind a Human Rights Watch report that details evidence of China’s so-called ‘black jails.’

The World

Love and conflict in modern China

Global Politics

Anchor Katy Clark speaks with author Diane Wei Liang about her memoir, �Lake with No Name: A true story of Love and Conflict in Modern China.�