A forgotten 4,000 kilometres

Monday 9 November '09

There is more to the borderlands than flag meetings

China’s Vision 2012

Monday 5 October '09

After the anniversary bash, the focus will be on political succession

Harmony roads

Friday 4 September '09

China’s Party can’t see that thriving civil society lends it legitimacy....

China’s one-child success

Saturday 1 August '09

China may be taking its first tentative baby steps to change its landmark one-child policy. In particular, Shanghai has indicated a relaxation in the policy by encouraging couples to have two children.

The ‘New Land’

Saturday 11 July '09

China’s ethnic moment is here with a vengeance. This was nervously endorsed by President Hu Jintao’s decision...

Harmonious protest?

Tuesday 2 June '09

Twenty years after Tiananmen, China still can’t fathom dissent

Tibet’s silent spring

Saturday 28 February '09

Tibetan New Year marks concerns about repression, the environment

Crying over spilt milk

Wednesday 28 January '09

As China celebrates its new year, signs of cautious openness

Bulls, bears in a China shop

Saturday 10 January '09

Unemployment, discord, revenue crunches: a tough year ahead

In Myanmar, missing the big picture

Monday 15 October '07

For India, Myanmar represents an inconvenient truth. India is today grappling with the contradictions of an ‘internal matter...

The harmony dilemma

Saturday 2 June '07

Another anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, and the same question: how will the Party address state-society tensions?