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Unrest in China: Why the world should pay attention | Latest With Lin

Michael Lin December 6, 2022
China, in the past decade, has partnered its rapid economic growth with an equally rapid growing government surveillance apparatus.
Protesters at the vigil holding signs in support of the groups affected by the Urumqi fire and China’s strict Covid policies. JULIAN ZHU/DFP STAFF

Zero-COVID policy and Urumqi fire sparks candlelight vigil in Chinatown

Daily Free Press Staff December 6, 2022
Chanting “Free China” and “Freedom,” more than a hundred people gathered at Tiananmen Memorial in Boston to mourn for the victims of the Urumqi fire and protest China’s strict COVID-19 restrictions on Dec. 2. 
Urumqi China Vigil

GALLERY: China’s Urumqi fire and zero-Covid policy spark vigils in Boston

Julian Zhu December 5, 2022
People gathered at Chinatown and Harvard University to honor the lives lost in Urumqi and denounce China’s restrictive policies.
Boston University’s International Business Club hosted a virtual “TikTok Case Study” examining the economic and political implications of the platform’s popularity. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students analyze business model behind TikTok

Toni Baraga October 13, 2020
BU's International Business club examines the virality of the app, which now has 91 million active monthly U.S. users.
Worldview: The incarceration of the Uighurs and Beijing’s pursuit of homogeneity

Worldview: The incarceration of the Uighurs and Beijing’s pursuit of homogeneity

David Damiano September 6, 2018

Under conventional thinking, one of the most remarkable aspects of China is its high level of homogeneity in spite of its vast territory and population. Out of China’s nearly 1.4 billion citizens, over...

EDITORIAL: McCafé in historic Chinese building cheapens rich history

EDITORIAL: McCafé in historic Chinese building cheapens rich history

Editors November 20, 2015

Chinese residents are furious after a McCafé franchise opened inside a historic 84-year-old villa located in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. The building briefly housed Chiang Ching-kuo, former Taiwanese...

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