A wave of online discussion blaming China’s last imperial dynasty for national historical sufferings has prompted official criticism after touching on sensitive questions, and ignited debate over historical narrative, nationalism and social governance. What began as a fringe literary interpretation of an 18th-century classical novel has evolved in recent weeks to become a viral internet…
Published on: Nov 27, 2025 08:26 pm IST The expelled student, a physics major, angered university authorities after openly rejecting Communist ideology during political theory classes. Beijing: In another sign of China’s tightening grip over ideological conformity, a student from Northwest University in Xi’an has been expelled for repeatedly questioning Marxism and the legitimacy of…
Chinese President Xi Jinping recently commemorated the 120th birth anniversary of Chen Yun, one of the foundational economic planners of the Communist Party of China. Amid the commemoration’s celebratory tone, Xi’s speech signals a rhetorical shift. The references to communist conviction so prominent in the 2015 address delivered for Chen’s 110th birthday were relatively sparse…