In this original article published by PEN American Center, writer and critic of China’s Communist regime, Liao Yiwu, divulges his personal account of June 4, 1989 and the aftermath that continues to pervade Chinese society.
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City of Asylum’s writer-in-residence, Israel Centeno, on new foreign investment deals made with Venezuela and how shortsightedness may lead to indebtedness.
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A UN resolution was jointly vetoed by China and Russia, which would allow the International Criminal Court to investigate human rights violations and war crimes in Syria. Editorial cartoonist Hassan Bleibel depicts this telling move in today’s Curated Cartoons.
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In her column today, Tienchi Martin-Liao describes the launch of the Anti-Porn and Clean the Web 2014 Campaign in China. She also delves into the ineffectualness of eradicating peripheral issues when “the roots of evil” still remain entrenched in Chinese politics.
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Tienchi Martin-Liao elucidates a growing trend about Chinese pregnant women and emigration known as ‘birth tourism’.
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Tienchi Martin-Liao calls attention to the Sunflower Movement that began in opposition to the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA). Tienchi describes the CSSTA made between mainland China and Taiwan, the latest protests in Taipei, and she fleshes out the central issues that sparked action since March 18, 2014.
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Tienchi Martin-Liao writes about how the concept of “servitude,” or nuxing, has impacted Chinese and Indian literature and culture throughout history. She then discusses China’s current servitude to wealth and its recent offer to modernize India.
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