China protests

Revisiting China: One Year After the White Paper Movement

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Revisiting China: One Year After the White Paper Movement

One year ago, the people of China staged massive protests against the Chinese Communist Party’s draconian zero-COVID policies. The protests, collectively known as the White Paper Movement, were the first nationwide push for freedom in China since the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. As the protests went on, I wrote in an op-ed for The Washington … Read more

Silenced in China, Grassroots Activists Commemorate the White Paper Protests Abroad

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Silenced in China, Grassroots Activists Commemorate the White Paper Protests Abroad

In late November 2022, the Chinese internet was overwhelmed by expressions of grief and rage, despite the government’s best efforts to maintain its strict censorship of online dissent. The outpouring was triggered by a fire in Urumqi, capital of the western region of Xinjiang, that killed at least 10 people after harsh COVID-19 rules reportedly … Read more