Cultural Revolution

(Newser) - Western democracies shouldn't stop asking China's leaders tough questions on human rights, but they also need to understand the huge task that lies before China and recognize the progress the nation has already made, writes Tony Blair. The number of Chinese below the World Bank poverty line has dropped 80%...

(Newser) - A blowout party is hours away in Beijing, where the People’s Republic of China will celebrate its 60th anniversary with an unprecedented display in Tiananmen Square. But it’s worth noting that only the second 30 of those years are worth applauding, Isabel Hilton writes—not the first 30...