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China Scandals: Crisis in the Communist Party

William Pfaff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2012 Events suggest that the long-overdue crisis of China's Communist Party has arrived. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Apple’s China Comes Home to Haunt Us

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 16, 2012 China’s labor practices are now to be admired rather than scorned, lest the American economy decline further in the new world order. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Artemisinin: A Scientific Saga of International Intrigue

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 Savvy Truthdig readers (as if there were any other kind) already know that the drug business is highly political here in the States, but the story of the Chinese malaria remedy artemisinin takes it up several notches on the international stage with a saga spanning several decades. Oh, and Chairman Mao is also involved. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Two Faces of China

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 2, 2011 Don't hold your breath waiting for any kind of Occupy Beijing movement to set up camp. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Communist China Turns 60 — and Reveals Its Insecurities

William Pfaff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2009 What could and should have been celebrated this week in Beijing is the resumption of effective power in the People's Republic by the modernizer Deng Xiaoping. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )