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Fiction / September/October 2022 / Teen Walrus

The Gate of Heavenly Peace

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 - by Yan Xi Li

I hoped my aunt had found peace, even if the revolution hadn’t

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Podcasts

The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo: Episode 8 of The Deep Dive

March 10, 2022May 10, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

This week Annie Hylton speaks about her longform feature for the March/April issue of The Walrus. She takes a look at the long, and complex case of Ayoob Mohammed

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A man leaves a fortified prison for darkness and emptiness, a chain still encircling his ankle
Current Affairs / March/April 2022

Endless Exile: The Tangled Politics Keeping a Uyghur Man in Limbo

February 28, 2022March 10, 2022 - by Annie Hylton

Exonerated after four years in Guantánamo Bay, Ayoob Mohammed is still unable to join his family in Canada

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Current Affairs

Why Canada Should Finally Free Meng Wanzhou

January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 - by Chris Scott

The Huawei CFO’s detention has always been political. With Trump out, Trudeau shouldn’t wait to release Meng

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January/February 2021 / Politics

China Wants to Invest in the Arctic. Why Doesn’t Canada?

January 4, 2021April 28, 2022 - by Gloria Dickie

While Canada ignores the North’s economic potential, China is poised to make inroads

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Politics / World

How Tough Should Canada Be Toward China?

June 9, 2020March 23, 2021 - by Derek H. Burney

Canada needs to adjust to a world where China is the other great power. It won’t be easy

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November 2019 / Photography

China’s New Deserts

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 - by Ian Teh

The lands around the Yellow River are turning to sand

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Dirty Money

China’s False War on Corruption

September 4, 2019January 10, 2020 - by Echo Hui

Six years ago, the Chinese Communist Party promised to weed out corrupt government officials. Instead, it largely used the crackdown to target political enemies

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Society

China, Prosperity, and Stereotypes That Won’t Die

June 26, 2019March 13, 2020 - by Kawai Shen

Today’s prejudice is just an updated version of the same old racism

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July/August 2006 / Memoir

Swimming with Mao

July 12, 2006May 28, 2020 - by Xujun Eberlein

Survival and family

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