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China: Exploiting the ‘White Paper Protests’ to Revoke the Zero-COVID Policy
January 30, 2023

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
January 13, 2023

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.
Why Xi Jinping’s China Will Clamp Down Harder on Domestic Criticism
January 11, 2023

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
January 07, 2023

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’
December 20, 2022

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
December 20, 2022

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
December 13, 2022

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?
December 13, 2022

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
December 06, 2022

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.

How Zero COVID Protests Broke Through China’s Internet Censorship
December 06, 2022

How Zero COVID Protests Broke Through China’s Internet Censorship

By Larry Mullin
China’s infamous Great Firewall cracked amid late November’s protests – the exact thing the censorship apparatus was designed to prevent.

What if the Communist Social Bargain Breaks Down in Laos?
December 02, 2022

What if the Communist Social Bargain Breaks Down in Laos?

By David Hutt
The economy is stagnant and discontent is on the rise. But don't bet on a mass uprising against the ruling communist party.
China Eases Virus Controls Amid Effort to Head off Protests
December 02, 2022

China Eases Virus Controls Amid Effort to Head off Protests

By Joe McDonald
Guangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Chengdu, and other major cities announced they were easing testing requirements and controls on movement.

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