Li Yuan
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Proud, Scared and Conflicted. What the China Protesters Told Me.
In more than a dozen interviews, young people explained how the events of the past few days became what one called a “tipping point.”
China’s Business Elite Sees the Country That Let Them Thrive Slipping Away
The business class, which shunned politics, is now questioning if there is still a place for them in a system dominated by one ruler, Xi...
A Lonely Protest in Beijing Inspires Young Chinese to Find Their Voice
As beginner dissenters, they’re timid and scared. But they are experiencing a quiet political awakening, unhappy about censorship, repression and “zero Covid.”
‘Moving Backward’: In Xi’s China, Some See an Era of Total Control
A decade ago, many prominent Chinese hoped that Xi Jinping would usher in openness and reform. Today, some of them believe he’s created a totalitarian...