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China's Patriot Games

The patriot games

The patriot games

Neighbourhoods have been razed, protesters silenced and human rights activists jailed. China will allow nothing to get in the way of the success of the Beijing Olympics

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China's secret grief

China's secret grief

Mourning the victims of the May earthquake has reminded a nation of the deaths it is forbidden to recall - the students of Tiananmen and the tens of millions who lost their lives under Mao

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Banning Tibet

Banning Tibet

Woeser on how China closed a country

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Spitting image

Spitting image

As the Games approach, the state is trying to wipe out habits visitors may find offensive

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Party lines

Party lines

The Chinese Writers' Association employs 5,196 of the country's most popular and influential authors. In return, it expects them to produce poems, novels - and state propaganda

A hundred million blogs

China and the world wide web

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

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On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

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