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Rebiya Kadeer: The Woman Blamed For China's Uighur Riots

The Washington Post | David Montgomery | Posted 08.09.2009 | World


The translators kept bursting into tears. That was a problem for Rebiya Kadeer, the tiny and fiery matriarch of the Uighur diaspora, who lives in Fair...

The Legacy of Tiananmen for Chinese Politics

Susan Shirk | Posted 07.04.2009 | World


Susan Shirk

The Party has devised a formula for survival based on the lessons from the Tiananmen experience: Prevent large-scale protests, avoid public leadership splits and keep the military loyal to the Party.

Social Instability, Mass Unrest in China: Not Anytime Soon

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 01.15.2009 | World


Tom Doctoroff

In China, exports have hit a wall, with tens of thousands of small manufacturing companies closing their doors, throwing millions of migrant workers out of work. Is China ready to explode?