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You Have the Right to Remain Silent
Inside the fight over the American Bar Association's tepid condemnation of Beijing’s crackdown on lawyers and activists.
Xi Jinping's Taiwan Trap
The self-governing island's soft power remains potent enough to change mainland China -- article widely quoted in Chinese media.
What Xi Wants From Washington
A preview of Xi Jinping's state visit, and the issues involved.
Rebel Without a Country
A profile of Rebel Pepper, China's most notorious political cartoonist, and his life of exile in Japan.
Is This The Beginning of the End of China’s ‘CEO Monk’?
The stories of corruption surrounding one of China's most infamous religious figures.
‘Japan Alone Cannot Guard or Sustain Peace’
Interview with Japan’s former defense minister about
reinterpreting the country's constitution to counter China’s rise.
Col. Liu and Dr. Pillsbury Have a Dream: The Inevitable Showdown Between China and America
How two defense hawks -- one American, another Chinese -- came to be friends.
Footloose and Falun Gong
An evening with the dance performance trying to bring down the Chinese Communist Party.
Gay Cruising in Modi’s India
The art of the pickup in New Delhi, where homosexuality is illegal,
Grindr is growing, and policemen are waiting just around the corner.
Self-Immolations. Threats From Beijing. Playing Politics With the Dalai Lama.
Profile of the Tibetan prime minister-in-exile, reported from Dharamsala, India.
Davos Diary: When it Comes to Human Rights in China, It’s Don’t Ask, Won’t Tell
The quickest way to end a conversation in Davos is to bring up human
rights in China. I tried it roughly half a dozen times, and it always
spoiled otherwise congenial encounters.
Davos Diary: The Strange Case of a Missing Chinese Journalist
What happened to the star anchorman Rui Chenggang?
Davos Diary: Huawei’s Reclusive Founder Wants You to Know Just How Useless He Is
The most masterful rejection I have ever received.
What if ‘The Interview’ Took Place in China?
When it comes to censorship, it's Beijing -- not Pyongyang -- that poses the real threat to Hollywood.
If You Want Rule of Law, Respect Ours
Exclusive interview with China's Ambassador to the United States before Obama's trip to Asia.
Mark Zuckerberg Speaks Mandarin Like a Seven-Year-Old
Blog post quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, CNN, and the BBC, and which sparked a debate in The Atlantic.
‘Their Only Option is Independence’
Exclusive interview with Uighur Leader Rebiya Kadeer about the protests in Hong Kong, and Uighur claims for independence.
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The Modi Show
Watching Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Madison Square Garden extravaganza.
Is China Still a 'Developing' Country?
A look at Beijing's favorite rhetorical trick.
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