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china from the inside

The renowned Chinese journalist Li Datong reports on the social and political fallout of his country's breakneck transformation.

Its astronauts span the cosmos while its children eat tainted sweets. Wanted: a state ruled by law 
The murder of police officers by an angry citizen has wider lessons for China's legal system
The Chinese people themselves were winners in a great sporting festival
The global spectacle in Beijing is also a test for the next generation of China’s leaders
Beijing's response to a furious local protest signals a vital change in its governing mode
A cyber-assault on a Hollywood film casts light on the super-patriotism of China's "angry youth"
Beijing needs accurate information to be effective. But what if its own media censorship blocks its access?
A fleeing teacher's defiance ignites ferocious argument that reveals how China is changing
China's response to the Sichuan tragedy writes a new page in its public culture
Tibet, the torch-relay and Sichuan's quake - Beijing's tense Olympics year highlights a governance deficit
A rare victory for Chinese citizens is welcome...but not enough 
While Taiwan faces its past, Beijing remains in denial
An elite's rise-to-greatness dream is more fragile than it seems 
An open letter to China's leaders heralds a new era
You don't have to be a "princeling" to reach the top
Dynastic succession might prove a route to political reform
The logic of its own history is forcing change on China's ruling party
Textbooks are at the heart of China's struggle for openness  
openDemocracy's columnist meets the world's most powerful woman
The linkage of the 2008 games with a democratic reform agenda will prove premature
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