Bid Farewell to Reform and Opening Up–On China’s Perilous Situation and Future Options

By Zhang Xuezhong (张雪忠), translated by Andréa J. Worden (1/7/2019) Last week, Dr. Zhang Xuezhong (张雪忠), a law professor at East China University of Politics and Law in Shanghai, posted an article on WeChat titled “Bid Farewell to Reform and Opening Up –– On China’s Perilous Situation and Its Future Options” (《告别改革开放 –– 论当今中国的危局和前路》). The … Continue reading Bid Farewell to Reform and Opening Up–On China’s Perilous Situation and Future Options

Initiate a Process of Constitution-making by Citizens, and Strive to Achieve a Peaceful Political Transition — To Delegates Attending the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress

Zhang Xuezhong, translated by Andréa Worden, May 18, 2020 This translation originally appeared on the website of China Change, available here: https://chinachange.org/2020/05/18/initiate-a-process-of-constitution-making-by-citizens-and-strive-to-achieve-a-peaceful-political-transition-to-delegates-attending-the-third-session-of-the-13th-national-peoples-co/ Zhang Xuezhong (张雪忠), born in 1976, was a law professor at China East University of Political Science and Law. In May 2013, he was the first academic to disclose the “seven speak-nots” (later known as Document No. 9), … Continue reading Initiate a Process of Constitution-making by Citizens, and Strive to Achieve a Peaceful Political Transition — To Delegates Attending the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress

Beyond Beijing: 1989 in Changsha

This interview originally appeared on the website of Sinopsis, available here: https://sinopsis.cz/en/beyond-beijing-1989-in-changsha/ Thirty years ago, the CCP’s army massacred peaceful demonstrators on Tian’anmen square, putting an end to a nationwide protest movement. In this interview, Andréa Worden remembers 1989 as she experienced it in Changsha and Beijing. You were in China during the spring of 1989, why … Continue reading Beyond Beijing: 1989 in Changsha