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Tiananmen Square Lessons
19.Jun
The Tiananmen Square crackdown of June 4, 1989 was a defining moment in Chinese history, widely interpreted as a sign of China’s impending doom. It has proven to be anything but. China is the world’s most rapidly changing society. The Communists are still in power – but with capitalists in its ranks. Chinese farmers oppose the harsh policies of corrupt local government – but use cell phones to report state violence to foreign journalists. Since Tiananmen, China’s annual GDP has averaged 9% and it’s in everyone’s interests to keep the nation’s economic expansion going, writes Donald H. Straszheim , a longtime China watcher and expert on the Chinese economy.
Tibetan Blunder
10.May
Tibetans and their supporters worldwide have taken to the streets in record numbers lately to protest human rights abuses in China and the 58-year-old Chinese occupation of Tibet. Over the years, a lot of things have stood between Beijing's dictatorial rule and Tibet's freedom -- but you’d never guess the most formidable barrier: The Dalai Lama himself.
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