China's annual National People's Congress just completed its first week, and there are signs that this Congress is going to be different from the boring meetings of recent years. LinkAsia speaks with David Bandurski of Hong Kong University about t...

Since he's taken power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged reforms and talked tough on corruption. But a recently leaked speech has hinted at his true colors. Contributor David Bandurski looks at the debate around what kind of leader Xi Jinp...

The Chinese government grossly underreported the number of casualties in the wake of July's devastating Beijing floods. Yet as our contributor David Bandurski reports, it was another case of state media being pressured into disclosing the true cos...

China's tightly controlled state propaganda machine was in complete disarray as the Chen Guangcheng saga played out last week, with conflicting messages abounding. Contributor David Bandurski breaks down the sequence of events that played out betw...

Independent candidates in China's local elections are using social media to get the word out about their campaigns, in an effort to dodge the suppression by Chinese authorities. LinkAsia contributor David Bandurski explains how these budding polit...

The Chinese media have been bolder than usual in their coverage of the Wenzhou high-speed train crash, despite official censorship and the risks of speaking out against the government. LinkAsia contributor David Bandurski has more.

China prepares for the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, releasing "The Beginning of the Great Revival," a film about the founding of the CCP. David Bandurski reports.