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Holding the Party to its Word: Rereading the 1999 Classic, The Herald of History
China Unofficial Archives Staff | 2025-03-25
A book simply collected words by Communist Party leaders and articles published in the Party's newspapers. Why was the book banned?
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A new home for independent Chinese thinkers and a new publication: “Mining the Chinese Archives”
Ian Johnson | 2025-03-11
We have upgraded the Archives with an array of new features, including better graphic interface, a comprehensive database of Chinese independent thinkers, mapping functions, full-text searches as well as a weekly newsletter "Mining the Archives."
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In Memory of Lin Zhao
2024-04-26
On the 56th anniversary of Lin Zhao's death, the China Unofficial Archives wants to highlight several key additions to our collection of works about Lin Zhao, in memory of one of the most important freedom fighters and thinkers in the history of the People’s Republic.
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Welcome to our archive
Ian Johnson | 2023-12-13
This is the first of what we anticipate will be a semi-regular feature of the China Unofficial Archive.
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