LinkAsia
| Nov 7, 2012
Beijing is witnessing heightened security measures with the 18th Party Congress due to start Thursday. Taxi drivers have been ordered to seal passengers windows shut and sales of knives have been suspended, to name just two. Footage from Reuters.
LinkAsia
| Jun 8, 2012
On June 4th, the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, tens of thousands took to the streets in Hong Kong for a candlelight vigil and protest. That day, the Shanghai stock market caught the attention of conspiracy theorists...
Associated Press
| Apr 30, 2012
A human rights activist says high-profile Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is likely to get US asylum this week, which would remove a constant thorn in the side of relations between the two countries. Chen, a blind lawyer, escaped from house arre...
LinkAsia
| Oct 1, 2012
Has Beijing cultivated, and then lost control of, fierce patriotism? In the wake of violent anti-Japanese protests, contributor David Bandurski reports from Hong Kong on the historical and political roots of Chinese patriotism and nationalism.