Tiananmen Wounds ‘Need To Heal’
2009-06-04
The 20th anniversary of China's deadly 1989 crackdown brings tight security and quiet calls for an official reckoning with the past.
Burke Award for Tibetan Broadcaster
2009-06-03
Broadcaster Tseten Dolkar was presented with the 2009 Burke Distinguished Journalism Award for her coverage of the peaceful protests of Tibetan monks and the ...
UK Woman Gets Life
2009-06-03
A Lao court spares the life a pregnant British woman convicted of drug smuggling.
Ex-Student Leader Looks Ahead
2009-06-03
A former student leader of Beijing's June 4, 1989 pro-democracy movement talks about her vision for China's future.
China's Intellectuals 'Cynical'
2009-06-03
Former leaders of Beijing's June 4, 1989 pro-democracy movement say newfound prosperity in China has led to complacency among the country's brain trust.
Silent Rage
2009-06-03
On June 5, 1989 a lone man stood in front of a column of tanks and came to symbolize the Chinese people's resistance to the crackdown at Tiananmen Square. ...
High Alert on June 4 Eve
2009-06-03
Chinese authorities go on high alert ahead of the 20th anniversary of a crackdown they want the world, and the Chinese people, to forget.
Paint-Throwing in Frustration
2009-06-01
A former teacher who famously splattered paint on Chairman Mao’s portrait at the height of 1989 protests describes a failure of leadership among protesters—and ...
Much-Needed Movement
2009-06-01
It's the 20th anniversary of the bloodstained massacre of the students' anti-corruption movement, which is still being covered up to this day.
My 20-Year Journey
2009-06-01
When the "June 4 incident" shocked the world 20 years ago, I was very young, so I just accepted the authorities' imperious interpretation of what I had seen ...
Traffickers Prey on Burmese Migrants
2009-06-01
Vulnerable, impoverished Burmese migrants are easy prey for human traffickers in Malaysia, but activists say U.S. attention to the issue could help bring about ...
From Hope to Fear
2009-05-29
A soldier placed an army hat on a child's head, and the child happily saluted the crowd. No one knew what was coming, writes Dan Southerland, as he recalls the ...
Zhao Memoir Goes on Sale
2009-05-29
The memoir of a Chinese leader comes out in time for the 20th anniversary of the crackdown that coincided with his ouster.
Tiananmen Timeline
2009-05-28
From the death of former Communist Party chief Hu Yaobang—accused of leniency toward China’s young protesters—to the lifting of martial law eight months later, ...
Farmers Clash Over Highway Plans
2009-05-27
Residents of a strategically located village find themselves at odds with troops sent to pressure them into a land deal.
Recollecting Tiananmen
2009-05-27
In this video—never before released publicly—Muriel Southerland remembers life in Beijing during the historic events of May and June 1989.
Battle To Write China's History
2009-05-26
An aide to China's late ex-premier discusses the legacy Zhao Ziyang left behind, and how it might still change China.
Standoff at Tibet Gold Mine
2009-05-24
Tibetan Buddhists regard it as a sacred site. Gold deposits make Ser Ngul Lo valuable in other ways too, and tensions are rising.