Analyses and Opinions

The Global Chinese Anaconda Rana Siu Inboden, May 12, 2025 Scholar Perry Link famously referred to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the “anaconda in the chandelier” whose omnipresent monitoring meant that the Chinese people often…

A Beautiful China – Twenty Four – My Beliefs Xu Zhiyong, translated by Joshua Rosenzweig, January 28, 2025 Note From the Editor Born in 1973, Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) is a legal scholar, pioneer of China’s rights defense movement, and a…

A Beautiful China – Twenty Three – Rebirth of a Civilization Xu Zhiyong, translated by Leo Timm, January 25, 2025 Note From the Editor Born in 1973, Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) is a legal scholar, pioneer of China’s rights defense movement, and…

A Beautiful China – Twenty Two – A Beautiful China Xu Zhiyong, translated by Leo Timm, January 19, 2025 Note From the Editor Born in 1973, Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) is a legal scholar, pioneer of China’s rights defense movement, and a founder…

A Beautiful China – Twenty One – Beautiful Politics Xu Zhiyong, translated by Elizabeth Lindley, January 9, 2025 Note From the Editor Born in 1973, Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) is a legal scholar, pioneer of China’s rights defense movement, and…

A Beautiful China – Twenty – A Constitutional Blueprint for China Xu Zhiyong, translated by Joshua Rosenzweig, December 30, 2024 Note From the Editor Born in 1973, Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) is a legal scholar, pioneer of China’s rights…

A Beautiful China – Eighteen – Four Years Afar Xu Zhiyong, translated by Andréa Worden, December 4, 2024 Note From the Editor Born in 1973, Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) is a legal scholar, pioneer of China’s rights defense movement, and a…

A Beautiful China – Eighteen – Court Statement: For Freedom, Justice, and Love Xu Zhiyong, translated by Elizabeth Lindley, November 25, 2024 Note From the Editor Born in 1973, Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) is a legal scholar, pioneer of China’s…

A Beautiful China – Seventeen – Ngaba Xu Zhiyong, translated by Elizabeth Lindley, November 17, 2024 Note From the Editor Born in 1973, Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) is a legal scholar, pioneer of China’s rights defense movement, and a founder of…

A Beautiful China – Sixteen – Our Strength: A Message to Citizens Xu Zhiyong, translated by Elizabeth Lindley, Joshua Rosenzweig, and Leo Timm, October 30, 2024 Note From the Editor Born in 1973, Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) is a legal scholar,…