http://dir.salon.com/topics/tiananmen_square/?source=rss&aim=tiananmen_square en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:07:00 PDT By Andrew Leonard Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/freedom/2003/07/15/modernization/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/freedom/2003/07/15/modernization/index.html?source=rss Eleven years before Tiananmen Square, a courageous Chinese worker dared to call for democracy. He was imprisoned for 15 years, but his message defies iron bars. By Daryl Lindsey Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/02/falun_gong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/02/falun_gong/index.html?source=rss Journalist Danny Schechter says the peculiar spiritual movement isn't a cult, but explains why China is cracking down on it so forcefully. By Tom Bradley Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/11/29/china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/11/29/china/index.html?source=rss An American creative writing teacher in China torches his students' work in the tub rather than hand it over to "the leaders." Was it piety, or the fantasy of a heroic reception back home? By Orville Schell Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/07/27/falun_gong/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/07/27/falun_gong/index.html?source=rss Is the Falun Gong sect a real threat to the regime or simply a phantom menace? By Loren Jenkins Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/06/26/newsb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/06/26/newsb/index.html?source=rss In China, despite currents of change, the deep despotism of the centuries is never far below the calm surface waters. By Jonathan Broder Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/06/26/newsa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/06/26/newsa/index.html?source=rss Jonathan Broder interviews former China ambassador James Lilley about the stategic issues that bind China and the U.S. By Jonathan Broder Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/06/19/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/06/19/news/index.html?source=rss President Clinton goes to China, a country the U.S. needs more than ever.