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The cover of the June edition of the Annals of the Chinese Nation highlights stories on the Cultural Revolution, rule of law and a remembrance of a past Communist Party general secretary. This was the last issue of the magazine before it was taken over.

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Amid Crackdown, China's Last Liberal Magazine Fights For Survival

5:14pm August 10, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Journalists are fighting to keep alive one of China's leading liberal publications, a modern history journal that's made bold calls for democratic reform. Their prospects don't look good.

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Students perform a creative writing exercise at Cold Water Well Middle School. Students write descriptive prose from the perspective of a human statue, a blind person feeling the statue, and an outside observer.

In China, Some Schools Are Playing With More Creativity, Less Cramming

9:25am August 08, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Local governments are allowing schools to experiment with new teaching methods. Educators hope to develop self-motivated, critical thinkers.

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An Uber Station is shown outside a hotel in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. Uber spent $1 billion in China last year, but only got a share of around 10 percent, compared to Didi Chuxing's more than 80 percent.

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In China, A Battle Uber Didn't Win

12:25pm August 03, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Uber's China arm merged with its rival Didi Chuxing this week, creating a $35 billion ride-hailing colossus. The merger ends an era of brutal competition, and may help boost China's flagging economy.

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The Chinese government-selected Panchen Lama, Gyaincain Norbu (right), took part in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing on March 14.

In Tibet, A Long-Banned Buddhist Rite Takes Place, But Not Everyone's Pleased

10:55pm July 24, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

The Beijing-selected Panchen Lama is conducting a key Tibetan Buddhist ritual. It's the first time in 50 years the rite has taken place in Tibet. Critics say that's because China wants more control.

A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a busy highway near the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on Tuesday. Officials said all 26 people onboard died.

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Tour Bus Bursts Into Flames In Taiwan, Killing 26 People

2:26pm July 19, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

Twenty-four of the people onboard were from China. Taiwanese media quoted officials as saying it is the country's deadliest incident involving tourists from mainland China.

In this file photo, Philippine navy personnel and congressmen land at a rock that is part of Scarborough Shoal bearing the Philippine flag that was earlier planted by Filipino fishermen.

In South China Sea Dispute, Filipinos Say U.S. Credibility Is On The Line

2:06pm July 17, 2016

by Michael Sullivan

An international tribunal rejected China's claims to almost all the South China Sea. China dismissed the ruling. The next flashpoint between the Philippines, China and the U.S.: the Scarborough Shoal.

A U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicle makes its way to shore after leaving an amphibious transport dock ship during a landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in the Philippines' Zambales Province on April 21, 2015. The exercise was part of annual Ph

Will Hague Tribunal's South China Sea Ruling Inflame U.S.-China Tensions?

1:43pm July 13, 2016

by Jackie Northam

Beijing rejects the ruling that China's claims are illegal. U.S.-China friction could grow over the Scarborough Shoal, also claimed by the Philippines.

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Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin speaks during a conference at the State Council Information Office on Wednesday in Beijing.

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Chinese Official On Tribunal Ruling: 'It's Nothing But A Scrap Of Paper'

10:56am July 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A legally binding ruling from an international tribunal invalidated China's claims to the South China Sea. The country's vice foreign minister said, "I hope everybody puts the ruling in a paper bin."

An aerial image shows Taiping island, in the Spratlys chain in the South China Sea, on March 23.

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Beijing's Claims To South China Sea Are Invalid, International Tribunal Says

9:08am July 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

China has built artificial islands in the disputed waters, which it claims as its own. Now a tribunal in the Hague has ruled those claims invalid.

Small fishing boats sit in the dock in Tanmen on Hainan Island. The government has subsidized the upgrading of Tanmen's fishing fleet as part of its drive to exert more control in the South China Sea.

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In A Chinese Port Town, South China Sea Dispute Is Personal

1:29pm July 11, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Ahead of a Hague ruling in a dispute between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea, a Hainan town's residents insist history is on their side. China says it will ignore any ruling.

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