Tank Man of Tiananmen
James Fallows at The Atlantic:
I am guessing that you will see no real-time TV reports from the Tiananmen Square area today, and little or no photography. This is based on personal experience there last night, China time, which also leads to personal advice for anyone in Beijing thinking of going there today.
During [...]
DJ McGuire points us to a New Republic article by Joshua Kurlantzick that says the economic downturn might spell the end of China’s Communist government:
For years, the Beijing regime has stayed in power using a basic bargain with its citizens: Tolerate our authoritarian rule and we’ll make you rich. And for years, this seemed to [...]
Being a student of history that has focused his studies on China, I find the recent protests in Tibet and China’s response (as well as its actions leading up to the Olympics) fascinating. DJ McGuire has a great post about how this may cast a shadow over Taiwan’s upcoming elections.