China Has to Feed 50 Million People Now on Lockdown

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 Residents in the Wuhan area say that supermarkets remain stocked, but keeping them supplied is a massive governmental effort in logistics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Protester Shot as China Marks Its 70th Anniversary

EILEEN NG and JOHN LEICESTER / The Associated Press Oct 1, 2019 A teen is wounded in the chest by an officer as violence surges dramatically in clashes between demonstrators and police. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kashmir Could Become the New Palestine

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Aug 14, 2019 The formerly autonomous region's press has been gagged and its politicians locked down, setting the stage for a possible global crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Police, Protesters Clash as Flights Out of Hong Kong Are Canceled

YANAN WANG and KATIE TAM / The Associated Press Aug 13, 2019 For the second day in a row, demonstrators take over airport terminals to protest what many see as an erosion of freedoms promised in 1997. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Protesters to Continue Despite ‘Dead’ Extradition Bill

KATIE TAM and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN / The Associated Press Jul 10, 2019 They persist in demands for the bill to be formally withdrawn and a probe opened into harsh tactics used by police against demonstrators. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Three Generations of Women in China

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig Mar 29, 2019 In the first memoir from a Chinese millennial published in America, Karoline Kan explores yearning for equality and preserving her family's legacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

China Will ‘Never Seek Hegemony,’ Xi Says in Reform Speech

YANAN WANG / The Associated Press Dec 18, 2018 In a new address, the Chinese president affirms his commitment to multilateral trade and the further opening of his country's economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cuba to Update Soviet-Era Constitution

ANDREA RODRIGUEZ / The Associated Press May 28, 2018 As they try to adapt to new times, officials say they will maintain a Communist Party-led system in which freedom of speech and other rights are limited by “the purposes of socialist society.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

May Day in Cuba: ‘You’ve Got Strikes and Repression, but Here It’s a Party’

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2018 The average state salary in Cuba is about $31 a month—so what are they celebrating? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Miguel Diaz-Canel, 57, to Be Cuba’s Next President

MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ / The Associated Press Apr 18, 2018 His selection is the centerpiece of an effort to ensure that the country's single-party system outlasts the aging revolutionaries who created it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Will Pay the Price for Ignorance in Trade War With China

Eden Collinsworth / Truthdig Apr 17, 2018 Donald Trump's lack of understanding about Chinese culture—and the need to save face at all costs—increases economic risk for America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

China Vows ‘Same Strength’ Retaliation in Trade Dispute

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Apr 3, 2018 The latest salvo comes in response to Tuesday's proposal by Washington to hike tariffs on $50 billion worth of medical, aerospace, information technology and other products. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )