Dictatorship at work: China clampdown ramps up is intensifying with increased persecution of rights activists
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Xu Zhiyong, on trial for public assembly, displays defiant silence in China court
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Offshore banking helps China leaders smuggle stolen billions to their families
China President Corruption Revelations Lead to Crackdown
China President corruption report flies in face of public campaign for clean government
China Premier Wen Jiabao’s Multi-Billion Family Fortune
New details of Wen Jiabao’s multi-billion family fortune amassed while in power from corruption
Chinese Academic Among Others Snared in Crackdown
Chinese academic among others snared as slide deeper into dictatorship underway in crackdown
Women Smuggles Poems Out of China House Arrest
In house arrest with her Nobel Prize winning husband, Liu Xia somehow smuggles poems out of China
Newspaper Launches Public Chinese Free Speech Campaign
Censorship of Chinese free speech campaign launched by newspaper brings public outcry of support
Thousands March for Democracy in Hong Kong
Massive Chinese march for democracy in Hong Kong to demand vote for globalized megacity