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Silenced in China, Grassroots Activists Commemorate the White Paper Protests Abroad

Silenced in China, Grassroots Activists Commemorate the White Paper Protests Abroad

By Yaqiu Wang
A year after the massive demonstrations against draconian lockdown rules, participants have an abiding new sense of strength and responsibility.

The CCP’s Zero COVID Campaign Left a Lasting Mark on Chinese Politics

The CCP’s Zero COVID Campaign Left a Lasting Mark on Chinese Politics

By Wilson (Yuxi) Wen 
Zero COVID artificially and unnecessarily created the perfect condition for a political thunderstorm that could shake the ruling legitimacy and control mechanism of the party-state.
4 Protesters Against China’s COVID Policy Released on Bail

4 Protesters Against China’s COVID Policy Released on Bail

By Huizhong Wu
The four women had been arrested on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” for their participation in the December 2022 protests.

China: Exploiting the ‘White Paper Protests’ to Revoke the Zero-COVID Policy

China: Exploiting the ‘White Paper Protests’ to Revoke the Zero-COVID Policy

By KAWASHIMA Shin
The Chinese government has used public discontent as cover for a difficult policy change.

Chinese Protesters and the Global Internet Need One Another

Chinese Protesters and the Global Internet Need One Another

By Kian Vesteinsson and Angeli Datt
Safeguarding a free and open internet will help support China’s brave protesters.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Why Xi Jinping’s China Will Clamp Down Harder on Domestic Criticism

Why Xi Jinping’s China Will Clamp Down Harder on Domestic Criticism

By Corey Lee Bell
The COVID-19 protests took aim at Xi personally – arguably a result of his high-profile moves to exert firm control over all levels of government.

How Beijing Accidentally Ended the Zero COVID Policy

How Beijing Accidentally Ended the Zero COVID Policy

By Zhuoran Li
China’s central government aimed to modify the zero COVID policy incrementally following the 20th Party Congress. What went wrong?
How COVID Shattered the ‘China Dream’

How COVID Shattered the ‘China Dream’

By Mercy A. Kuo
The China Dream and the dreams of the Chinese people are diverging, with deep repercussions for China’s future.

Interpreting China’s 2022 Central Economic Work Conference

Interpreting China’s 2022 Central Economic Work Conference

By Chutian Zhou
As one of the few top-level meetings held since China’s COVID U-turn, the CEWC’s messaging is especially important this year.

Xi Jinping and China’s Censorship Trap

Xi Jinping and China’s Censorship Trap

By Ge Chen
Why didn't China's leader crack down hard on the protesters calling for him to resign? He may never have heard those calls in the first place.

Has Xi Averted a ‘Winter of Discontent’ in China?

Has Xi Averted a ‘Winter of Discontent’ in China?

By Dan Macklin
Ending “zero COVID” is Beijing’s best option, but it comes at the worst possible time.
Taiwan Watches China’s ‘White Paper’ Protests

Taiwan Watches China’s ‘White Paper’ Protests

By Brian Hioe
Taiwanese groups organized a series of vigils supporting the protests that broke out in China in late November.

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