Tiananmen Square
If China Ever Uses Copyright to Censor Tank Man, It Will Be America’s Fault
Now that Bill Gates has sold photos of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests to Visual China Group, we should think about the copyright dystopia we’ve created.
China’s Last Communist Village
Nanjie used to be a shining example of communism at work. Today, it's a fading time capsule where young Chinese nationals can indulge their 'Maostalgia.'
A Tiananmen Leader-Turned US Army Chaplain Is Desperate to Visit His Dying Mother in China
Former Tiananmen Square leader Xiong Yan says he has spent two years asking for permission to return to visit China, but claims he is being ignored because he is still seen as a dissident.
China Wants to Rid Its Universities of 'Western Values'
The country’s leaders worry that reforms implemented more than three decades ago have allowed non-traditional ideas and teachings to undermine communist ideology and Chinese culture.
This Dissident Really Wants to Go Home, but China Refuses to Arrest Him
Wu'er Kaixi was a leader in the Tiananmen Square protests and believes he's top of Beijing's most-wanted list. Yet he says he can't get arrested as China refuses to acknowledge the 1989 demonstrations and subsequent massacre.
Chinese Street Artist Zhang Dali Evolves in New York
"I stopped spray-painting the Beijing streets in 2006," says Zhang, China's best-known graffiti artist. "Graffiti is the fashion in China these days and has lost its meaning as protest." Still, his new show in Manhattan is drawing plenty of die-hards...
The Chinese Didn't Recognise the Tiananmen Massacre On its Anniversary
It seems easier to appreciate the improved economy instead of questioning the establishment.
The 25th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Demonstrations Was Business as Usual
Given the amount of preemptive arrests of lawyers and activists and added security over the last few weeks leading up to the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations, I knew the chances of anything happening were slim. Either way, I...
Tiananmen Square 25th Anniversary: The Day the World Saw China's Totalitarianism in Action
The Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 cemented a particular international image of China. But what does it mean inside the country?
China’s Toxic Soil, Air Pollution, and Dead Animals Prompt Environmental Reform
The National People’s Congress is considering whether to amend the country’s environmental protection law for the first time in 25 years.
There's More to Stuart Franklin Than the Most Famous Photo of the 20th Century
Stuart Franklin is probably best known for his photo of an average-looking man with some groceries defying a line of tanks in Tiananmen Square. He also talked about art school's effect on his work, the difference between approach and style, what "news...
Tiananmen, Dark Matter and the Mystery of the Tank Man
No one yet knows for sure who the Tank Man was, or what happened to him after he stood in front of a line of tanks at Tiananmen the morning of June 4th, 23 years ago, after the military arrived to force out the students and workers who had occupied the...