Li Yuan
This Trump move could silence millions and hand China a ‘strategic victory’
Generations of Chinese, including this columnist, turned to US government-run outlets for an education in democracy, rights and the English language . They got to imagine a world where life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were held as ideals. By dismantling Voice of America, Trump has crushed their aspirations
- Li Yuan
- New York Times
China is suffering a brain drain. The US isn't exploiting it
China’s brightest minds, including tech professionals, are emigrating, but many are not heading to America. We spoke to them to ask why
- Li Yuan
- New York Times
China's curse of 35: No job, no marriage, no future
It’s widely discussed in China: Employers don’t want you after 35. Some job listings say it plainly, leaving a generation of prime-age workers feeling defeated
- Li Yuan
- New York Times
How China defeats poverty — gag people, censor social media
Chinese President Xi Jinping says he has defeated poverty, but discussion of economic struggle is taboo, scrubbed from the internet and banished from the news.
- Li Yuan
- New York Times
Has China once again joined the wrong 'camp'?
The way the global economy functions, isolation to protect local interests cannot be a productive economic solution in the long run. China’s rise relied on its ties to the West, which third-time president Xi Jinping is now loosening
- Li Yuan
- NYT News Service
Why Chinese are, for once, taking on govt on social media
Many Chinese social media users mocked the government for not taking military action to stop Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip, saying it hadn’t lived up to its tough rhetoric
- Li Yuan
- New York Times
How China is using Covid to deepen repression of people
As more Chinese cities impose strict lockdowns, in line with the nation’s 'zero-Covid' campaign, people are beginning to question whether they will be able to take back the little individual liberty they had before surrendering it to the government during the pandemic
- Li Yuan
- New York Times
How China's fight against Covid became a disaster
The fear in China is that the strict coronavirus policy has become another Mao-style political campaign with devastating effects
- Li Yuan
- NYT News Service
China's internet is pro-Russia, pro-Putin and pro-war
In much of the world, Russia is losing the information war over Ukraine. In China, though, it’s winning big
- Li Yuan
- New York Times
Why China's bitter youths are embracing Mao
The chairman’s call for struggle and violence against capitalists is winning over a new audience of young people frustrated with long work hours and dwindling opportunities
- Li Yuan
- NYT News Service