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Unrest in China: Why the world should pay attention | Latest With Lin

Michael Lin December 6, 2022
China, in the past decade, has partnered its rapid economic growth with an equally rapid growing government surveillance apparatus.
Protesters at the vigil holding signs in support of the groups affected by the Urumqi fire and China’s strict Covid policies. JULIAN ZHU/DFP STAFF

Zero-COVID policy and Urumqi fire sparks candlelight vigil in Chinatown

Daily Free Press Staff December 6, 2022
Chanting “Free China” and “Freedom,” more than a hundred people gathered at Tiananmen Memorial in Boston to mourn for the victims of the Urumqi fire and protest China’s strict COVID-19 restrictions on Dec. 2. 
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: Bitcoin is using as much energy as Norway, but it doesn’t matter

Jaeyoung Choi March 24, 2021
Crypto mainly uses renewable energy, so there’s no reason to argue against this revolutionary tech.
Worldview: Ameliorating China’s ‘Malacca Dilemma’

Worldview: Ameliorating China’s ‘Malacca Dilemma’

David Damiano December 6, 2018

Since the inception of transoceanic trade, the Strait of Malacca has been one of the most crucially important waterways in the world. The narrow passage between the island of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula...

Worldview: The incarceration of the Uighurs and Beijing’s pursuit of homogeneity

Worldview: The incarceration of the Uighurs and Beijing’s pursuit of homogeneity

David Damiano September 6, 2018

Under conventional thinking, one of the most remarkable aspects of China is its high level of homogeneity in spite of its vast territory and population. Out of China’s nearly 1.4 billion citizens, over...

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