Patrick McGee suggests that Apple is so deeply entangled with China that decoupling is impossible, a situation that has enormous political implications.
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Memtili Tewpiq: The Uyghur Teacher Who Was Burned to Death
A brave and crucial voice for Uyghur education, he became a target of warlord Sheng Shicai and his Soviet allies.
A New Book on Tibetan Women Writers in Exile
China compelled them to leave their country. Exiled, they still speak with a powerful voice, Kunsang Dolma said.
Wang Huning on Religion: Enforce “Rule of Law on Religious Work”
The CCP’s top ideologist discusses Xi Jinping’s “unique scientific understanding” of religion and how it should be used to support the Party’s domestic and global aims.
“Nixon Addendum”: New Movie on Hong Kong Premieres on “Bitter Winter”
President Nixon’s visit to China in 1972 was the beginning of the end for Hong Kong as an oasis in China’s red desert.
The Rise and Fall of China’s One-Child Policy. 4. Collateral Damage
The policy had catastrophic negative effects. Now it has been officially abolished, but damages will continue for decades.
The Rise and Fall of China’s One-Child Policy. 3. Did It Work?
The claim that the policy “prevented 400 million births” has been unanimously rejected by scholars as false.
The Rise and Fall of China’s One-Child Policy. 2. From “Later, Longer, and Fewer” to “One Child”
Poster of 1975 (“before” the one child policy was enacted) promoting the birth control campaign. Source: chineseposters.net.
The Rise and Fall of China’s One-Child Policy. 1. Malthus, Marx, and Mao
Marx denounced Malthus’ enforced birth control as capitalist oppression. Mao could not but agree with Marx—but later changed his mind.
China’s National Religious Groups Joint Conference: “Preach the Two Sessions”
The important gathering of the government-controlled religious bodies called for an emphasis on the latest documents of the regime in sermons and study groups.