By Harry Wu [NOTE: China Brief offers occasional interviews with prominent individuals contributing to our understanding of Greater China. Hongda "Harry" Wu is one of the most prominent advocates for democracy and greater respect for human rights in China. For his beliefs he suffered nineteen... MORE

At about 2 in the morning on June 4, 1989, as I watched the Chinese People's Liberation Army march into Tiananmen Square, I listened to a piece of advice from the man next to me. "Nothing to worry about," he said. The PLA would never... MORE

By Wang Dan Remarks at the 13th Anniversary Candlelight Vigil in Washington DC: June 1, 2002 It has been thirteen years since the June 4 massacre. I continue to remember with a guilty conscience those who perished. As my sense of responsibility grows heavier in... MORE

By Baopu Liu The upcoming 16th Chinese Communist Party Congress, scheduled for September, will feature a top power transition in China and hopes for the long-anticipated political reform are therefore running high. The prognosis, however, remains grim. THE EARLY PACKAGE The early political reform package... MORE

By Willy Wo-Lap Lam Spin-doctoring by Russian leaders--and the Chinese media--can scarcely change or hide the fact that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership remains deeply troubled by Moscow's tilt toward Washington and NATO. On the eve of President Jiang Zemin's visit to St. Petersburg... MORE

By Gordon G. Chang In China, there is always progress. In January of this year the People's Supreme Court, China's highest judicial body, made permanent a ban on shareholder suits against market manipulation. It may be no mistake that market manipulators are beyond the reach... MORE

By Willy Wo-Lap Lam President Jiang Zemin has made significant headway in pushing his proteges' prospects in the run-up to the 16th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress this autumn. But he faces an uphill battle to elevate "Jiang Theory" to the same level as the... MORE

By Vijai K. Nair   For just over three years, from June 1998 to September 2001, Western governments overstated Pakistan's nuclear weapons capabilities and discredited India's. The result of this: the idea, whether more fiction or more fact, of a South Asian nuclear flashpoint. Pakistan,... MORE

By David G. Wiencek The interests of China, India and the United States are increasingly intersecting in the underreported war on terrorism in Nepal. Occupying a sensitive landlocked position, Nepal has traditionally sought to steer an independent course between its powerful neighbors. But today democracy... MORE

By Willy Wo-Lap Lam Vice President Hu Jintao and his entourage have put a most positive spin on his just-completed U.S. tour, but scanty coverage in the Chinese media seems to indicate that not much was accomplished. Shortly before he left the United States, Hu... MORE