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Free Speech, Nationalism, and Academic Freedom: A Look at the Actors Involved in Tibet Human Rights Clashes at Duke University

Beijing had hoped that the 2008 Summer Olympics would draw worldwide attention to China’s sweltering economy and ambitious development projects. Now, less than three months removed from its grand prize, the nation hosting the world’s largest population faces [...]

May 14, 2008 - By Yi Xiang - Cover Story, History


Rural-Urban Migration and Education in China: A Case Study

Mass rural-urban migration in China has captured the attention of media outlets around the world. However, these reports tend to frame migration itself as a detrimental process and a testament to China’s unjust human rights [...]

March 31, 2008 - By Yi Xiang - Economics