China politics

In retrospect, the end of China's 1989 protest movement seems preordained. It was anything but.

Surprisingly, China's Xi is poised to politically profit from the deadly outbreak, both at home and abroad.

How the Chinese Communist Party is using the health scare to advance its control over Chinese society.

There are plenty of differences between Gorbachev’s Soviet Union and Xi’s China. But there are enough similarities that Xi should be worried.

Insights from George Magnus.

The contours of the Chinese response have remained largely the same from SARS in 2003 to today's coronavirus outbreak.

The benefits of China’s “authoritarian advantage” in responding to the current coronavirus outbreak are questionable.

Hand-wringing over targeted tourist restrictions miss the larger point: the Chinese overseas tourism boom is about to fall victim to domestic political concerns.

Zhao was written out of Chinese history for showing sympathy to the Tiananmen protesters. The indignity continued even after his death.

The fourth plenum kicked off in Beijing on October 28.

Luke Hunt speaks to Huw Watkin on China’s role in the region and what it means for politics, economics, and security.

Tiananmen veterans look back on the movement’s relevance in 21st century China.