China's Communist Party is wary of independent-minded movements. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes china communist independent
In the final years of his life, when former Communist Party Chief Zhao Ziyang lived under house arrest, in Beijing, his aging friends resorted to donning white doctors' coats in order to slip past the guards stationed outside his home. Evan Osnos agingarrestbeijing share on social
For years, China expected foreign companies not to publicly voice their complaints about hacking or intellectual-property violations in order to protect their broader interests in the country. Evan Osnos broadchinacompany Change image and share on social
In 1975, the collapse of a cascade of Chinese dams during a flood killed a hundred and seventy-one thousand people, but the event is rarely discussed, and the names of the victims are largely unrecorded today. Evan Osnos cascadechinesecollapse share on social
I wouldn't mind seeing China if I could come back the same day. Philip Larkin backchinaday Change image and share on social
An independent state does not pay too dear a price for its independence in accepting the sufferings of war when it cannot avoid them; a state which has lost its independence may find at least some compensation in the fact that its protector procures for it peace with its neighbours. Theodor Mommsen acceptavoidcompensation share on social
