Nationalism and Militarism Make Waves in the South China Sea

Hong Liuxing and Adam N. Lee are contributors to chinaworker.info. Recent months have seen a sharp escalation of the dispute between the Philippines and China for sovereignty over islands and ‘features’ — often no more than rocks — in the South China Sea, which is called the West Philippines Sea by the Manila government. Coast […]

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Chinese Regime’s Fear of Tiananmen Square

Hong Liuxing and Vincent Kolo are contributors to chinaworker.info. Police Crackdown on Hong Kong June 4 Vigil Hong Kong’s Security Bureau have issued an official political ban on this year’s June 4 vigil commemorating the 1989 Beijing massacre, threatening up to five years imprisonment for merely attending. In addition, the police have added a last-minute […]

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Youth Protests in China

Hong Liuxing is a contributor to chinaworker.info. Students Protest Prison-Like Restrictions Across China In August, there was a partial relaxation of the strict lockdown rules for schools and universities in China. But many schools continued with strict exit controls and security guards blocking school exits, which gave rise to significant student protests in several regions. […]

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