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Release of Liu Xia marks rare concession by Beijing to pressure on human rights
Is China’s turn to harder authoritarianism compatible with continued robust growth?
For the regime, it was safer to turn him into a martyr than allow his ideas to spread
Brief event for Nobel Peace winner marks end of China’s effort to contain criticism
‘Tyranny is not terrifying,’ he wrote, ‘what is really scary is submission, silence’
References to deceased Nobel Prize-winning dissident excised from social media
Nobel peace laureate dies of cancer after being held for 8 years for political writing
Democracy activist was jailed four times and died during a sentence for subversion
Move to limit fallout amid global outcry over Nobel Peace Prize winner’s ill health
Chinese dissident transferred to hospital to be treated for liver cancer
Pu Zhiqiang handed 3-year suspended sentence in high-profile case
The land where oppression meets opportunity
An impressive novel tells of the brutality of China’s one-child policy
Beijing is in no position to gloat over Snowden claims
Social media are a battlefield for expression, say Jonas Parello-Plesner and Michael Anti
It is difficult to see how corruption can be eliminated unless people are free to expose it
Membership of the international community carries responsibilities, writes Keiich Hayashi
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