Interview: Nobel gives scientist recognition in China
By DIDI TANG The time could not have been more hostile for Chinese scientists. Research came to a virtual halt and intellectuals were routinely persecuted. But Tu Youyou, then a…
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Severe crackdown in China on church crosses draws backlash
By DIDI TANG About a dozen Catholics wept and sang hymns outside their church as a man climbed to the top of the building and sliced off its steel cross…
China seizes toilet paper bearing image of Hong Kong leader
By DIDI TANG Authorities in southern China have seized about 8,000 rolls of toilet paper and another 20,000 packages of tissues containing unflattering images of Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing chief executive,…
Chinese Nobel laureate sends message from jail
By DIDI TANG Imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has told an overseas friend that he is relatively healthy and wants the world to pay more attention to…