For China’s Communist Party, Stability as Usual Isn’t Enough

Recent public protests in Hangzhou over plans for a large waste incinerator there show once again that some Chinese citizens are raising questions about the quality of government they’re getting, writes Russell Leigh Moses.

Tiananmen Square: the long shadow

The leaders of the Tiananmen Square protests have taken varied paths in the 25 years since the massacre -By Jamil Anderlini (F Times, June 1 2014)

Twenty-five years ago the world changed course. On June 4 1989 semi-free elections in Poland kick-started the end of communism across the whole Soviet bloc – and the Tiananmen Square massacre launched China on an entirely different trajectory. The consequences are still being played out, from Ukraine to the South China Sea – By Timothy Garton Ash (F. Times, June 2, 2014)

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