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Missing in Action: On the Trail of Confiscated Copies of TIME in China
The note arrived in a nearly empty box sent to TIME’s Beijing Bureau. All copies of TIME Magazine’s May 14, 2012 issue with a cover entitled The People’s Republic of Scandal had been “safeguarded by customs.” …
Bound For America: After Seven Years of Abuse in China, Chen Guangcheng Arrives in the U.S.
UPDATE: Chen Guangcheng landed at Newark airport Saturday and was taken to New York University’s campus in Greenwich Village, where he held a brief press conference.
Throughout his 17 days of government-imposed isolation at a …
A Chinese TV Anchor Claims China Owns the Philippines, as Spat Heats Up the South China Sea
Once could have been attributed to a slip of the tongue. But twice? On May 7, an anchor for China’s state-run TV network CCTV, who was chatting with a colleague on the late evening news, remarked: “We all know that the …
Party Intrigue: Will Political Scandal Delay China’s Once-a-Decade Leadership Transition?
The rumors have floated around for a while now, as China’s leadership scrambles to contain political scandals and factional infighting that have inconveniently bubbled up just as the country is gearing up for its …
Will Chen Guangcheng Be Allowed to Leave China? The Waiting Game Continues
And now the waiting game is on. Before leaving Beijing on May 5, visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave positive indications that Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng might be allowed by his homeland to go to the …
Isolated in a Beijing Hospital, Blind Legal Activist Chen Guangcheng Pleads to Leave China
A cluster of journalists is crowded around Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing, desperate for a glimpse of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng. One of China’s most respected activists, Chen made a dramatic emergence from the U.S. …
Blind Legal Activist Chen Guangcheng Leaves U.S. Custody in Beijing, as Doubts Emerge Over His Situation
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in China for delicate economic talks beginning May 3. But after landing in the Chinese capital, she had another task: a conversation with blind legal activist Chen …
Blind Chinese Activist Escapes from House Arrest, Said to Enter U.S. Protection
On April 22, Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese legal activist named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in 2006, escaped from detention in eastern Shandong province, according to He Peirong, an online advocate who has …
The Bo Xilai Rumor Mill: Is There a Method Behind the Wild Speculation?
Another day, another juicy detail. Once, political scandals in China took months, even years, to reveal themselves. We are, for instance, still gleaning particulars of the power struggles that culminated in the brutal 1989 …
A Historic Visit to Burma by Britain’s PM Validates the Country’s Recent Reforms
Burma proved a particularly unwilling member of the British Empire. It took three Anglo-Burmese wars to bring the colony into the fold and rebellions against the colonial overlords erupted with regularity—not to mention …
The Opposition Claims Victory as Burma Revels in the Freedom from Fear
At party headquarters, it was the party to end all parties. For too long, the bumpy, betel-stained strip of pavement in front of the Rangoon office of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Burma’s opposition party, felt like …
A Landmark Election Unfolds in Burma and the Opposition Starts Celebrating Victory
The line of disappointed Burmese wandered down the dirt road from the polling station to the betel-nut shack. Perhaps a hit of the addictive chew would soothe their nerves. On April 1, Burmese went to the voting booths for just …