Mike Bloomberg said China isn’t a dictatorship. Is he right? Dimitar Gueorguiev - December 3, 2019 The Communist Party does listen to the people — sometimes
Don’t want to discuss Trump or impeachment at Thanksgiving? Try this instead. Vanessa Lide and E.J. Graff - November 26, 2019 Dazzle (or distract) the table with what else has been happening while they weren’t looking.
Hong Kong citizens just voted for more democracy. What happens now? Victoria Hui - November 26, 2019 These local election results won’t keep protesters out of the streets.
In Hong Kong, Beijing’s tough talk could spark a constitutional crisis Michael C. Davis - November 20, 2019 The rule of law is at the heart of the protests
Why Xi Jinping’s Xinjiang policy is a major change in China’s ethnic politics David R. Stroup - November 19, 2019 Beijing’s “Sinicization” campaign extends well beyond Xinjiang.
This may be the largest wave of nonviolent mass movements in world history. What comes next? Zoe Marks, Tore Wig, Sirianne Dahlum, Sooyeon Kang, Erica Chenoweth, and Christopher Wiley Shay - November 14, 2019 Social media has made mass protests easier to organize — but, perhaps paradoxically, harder to resolve.
Hong Kong’s District Council elections take place on Nov. 24. Or not. Maggie Shum - November 14, 2019 Here’s what’s so special about this local election
Is TikTok a threat to national security? Geoffrey Gertz - November 11, 2019 Why the U.S. government is cracking down on Chinese tech firms
It’s not easy to spot disinformation on Twitter. Here’s what we learned from 8 political ‘astroturfing’ campaigns. Sebastian Stier, JungHwan Yang, Franziska Keller, and David Schoch - October 27, 2019 Hint: Don’t look for an account that tweets like a bot.
Think celebrities get punished for being political? In fact, they get retweeted. Jan Zilinsky, Cristian Vaccari, Jonathan Nagler, and Joshua Tucker - October 27, 2019 Michael Jordan’s supposed dictum — “Republicans buy sneakers, too” — may be outdated.