Communist Party of China
Hide your toy planes and your pigeons – it’s time for the Communist Party congress
Protests against 'brainwashing' course continue in Hong Kong
Wukan protests ‘won’t bring the system down’
After months of unrest over a heated land dispute, it looks as though calm may finally have returned to Wukan, a small fishing town in China’s wealthy south-eastern province of Guangdong. Wukan’s residents have reached a deal with local authorities, bringing an end to a high-profile standoff that lasted nearly two weeks. Despite the international attention the conflict garnered, our Observer on the ground says the issue remains a local one. Read more...
How China transforms a propaganda film into a summer blockbuster
Even Buddhist monks to sing for Chinese Communist Party’s 90th anniversary
"I will never participate to the CCP’s festivity"
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Amateur images are the only testimony of the revolt in Inner Mongolia
The banknote revolt hits China
In November we published an article about Iran's anti-government movement using banknotes to spread their message under cover. Another forbidden movement, this time in China, is also using the technique: Falun Gong followers have entered the war of the banknotes. Read more...
Perfect skies for Beijing celebrations
These photos show the gradual and perfectly timed improvement in weather conditions in the run up to the Chinese Republic's 60th anniversary on October 1. Pure luck? Not so, says one of our Observers in the city. An American expat who lives in Beijing, Roseann Lake gives her reaction to the event. Read more...
Gigantic Three Gorges Dam viewed from space
These high quality images of China's Three Gorges Dam were captured by the International Space Station in April. It took 15 years to build the world's biggest and most powerful hydroelectric dam, and despite concerns over its human and environmental impact, it finally came into use last autumn. Read more...
