Chang Ping

All
Comment

Ou Shaokun, in a photo from 2012 here, has a wide following on his microblog, which he uses to expose officials who misuse government cars. Photo: Joe Tan

Insight & Opinion

Chinese public starting to shun government 'shame parades'

6 Apr 2015 - 6:18pm 1

A protest against domestic violence in Beijing in 2012 involving Li Tingting (left) and Wei Tingting (right), two of the activists now detained. Photo: Simon Song

Insight & Opinion

In Xi Jinping's crackdown on civil society, even women's rights activists aren't spared

16 Mar 2015 - 5:24pm

Student protest leaders were stopped by immigration officials at the Hong Kong airport from getting on a plane to Beijing. Photo: AP

Insight & Opinion

Chinese must fight on for their right to freely enter or leave their own country

25 Nov 2014 - 3:38am 6

The long and detailed document on the fourth plenum decision did not address the problem of political interference in the judiciary. Photo: AP

Insight & Opinion

Under the party's grip, Chinese legal reforms won't get far

4 Nov 2014 - 2:56am 2

Whether or not Leung Chun-ying steps down, the students must not forget the goal of their protest. Photo: Bloomberg

Insight & Opinion

Protesters must be clear on goal of universal suffrage

7 Oct 2014 - 2:54am

Beijing sees the idea of Scottish independence as a disruptive force. Photo: EPA

Insight & Opinion

Scottish exercise of democracy becomes anti-democracy fodder in Chinese press

17 Sep 2014 - 2:48am 3

It's all too easy for an autocratic government to crush a tradition of local autonomy.

Insight & Opinion

In today's China, is democracy even possible?

9 Sep 2014 - 4:36am 6

The disciplinary commission said that Bo Xilai had developed and maintained abnormal sexual relationships with numerous women. Photo: Reuters

Insight & Opinion

Why investigators spread titillating gossip about China's corrupt officials

17 Sep 2014 - 5:48pm 7

Building a system to 'maintain stability' is in line with the policy of creating a harmonious society, and Zhou was an executor of this policy.

Insight & Opinion

Fall of Zhou Yongkang no cause for hope of change

17 Sep 2014 - 7:05pm 9

Since the founding of the party, China's leaders have not shunned from making an example of tigers.

Insight & Opinion

To curb corruption, China must do more than taking down tigers

17 Sep 2014 - 5:56pm 7

Ding Zilin, the founder of Tiananmen Mothers, was among those angered by the Deutsche Welle article. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

June 4 and the crimes of Nazism

17 Jun 2014 - 4:00am

Burden of fear

Insight & Opinion

Beijing plays on people’s fear to stop dissent as June 4 nears

31 May 2014 - 1:39am 3

Cut down to size

Insight & Opinion

China's censorship goes into overdrive with ban on US TV dramas

6 May 2014 - 5:18am 1

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing in March. China has banned delegates tfrom holding banquets, as the government tries to improve its image following regular corruption scandals. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

Xi’s crackdown on corruption won’t lead to a more open society

15 Apr 2014 - 2:19am 3

US first Lady Michelle Obama visits Xian. Photo: Reuters

Insight & Opinion

Rights abuses take gloss off smiling Michelle Obama’s trip to China

1 Apr 2014 - 7:41pm 1

President Xi Jinping (top left), Premier Li Keqiang (top right) lead officials in the opening of the second session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing. Photo: EPA

Insight & Opinion

China's NPC meeting of little or no consequence

4 Mar 2014 - 12:41am

Women's rights all but invisible in Dongguan's crackdown on sex trade

Insight & Opinion

Women's rights all but invisible in Dongguan's crackdown on sex trade

17 Feb 2014 - 3:05am 1

A vendor offering a copy of The Beijing News at a newsstand in the capital. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

China is moving backwards in society's quest for freer media

6 Feb 2014 - 1:44am 2

Xi Jinping visited to the Qingfeng steamed bun shop two weeks ago. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Insight & Opinion

'Chance encounter' with Xi at Beijing bun shop proves very hard to stomach

14 Jan 2014 - 9:37am

Thomas Friedman

Insight & Opinion

Beijing wants no advice from earnest 'friends of China'

23 Dec 2013 - 4:00am 2

Line of control

Insight & Opinion

Self-censorship is Beijing's most effective gag on truth

11 Dec 2013 - 3:34am 4

Millions of people have been detained on the discretion of the state security apparatus since the 1950s

Insight & Opinion

End of China's labour camps won't halt government abuse of power

28 Nov 2013 - 8:54am

Insight & Opinion

Don't believe the hype over Third Plenum

8 Nov 2013 - 6:52pm 4

China's social media may diversify amid crackdown on celebrity bloggers

Insight & Opinion

China's social media may diversify amid crackdown on celebrity bloggers

21 Oct 2013 - 3:23am

'Little red book' republication saga is all about political control

Insight & Opinion

'Little red book' republication saga is all about political control

7 Oct 2013 - 1:52am 1

Bo Xilai at his trial in Jinan last week. Photo: AP

Insight & Opinion

Don’t be fooled by Bo Xilai’s trial

1 Sep 2013 - 11:04pm 2

The tragedy of Gu Kailai

Insight & Opinion

The tragedy of Gu Kailai

29 Aug 2013 - 3:19am 6

What propaganda against constitutionalism tells us about China's 'new' government

Insight & Opinion

What propaganda against constitutionalism tells us about China's 'new' government

20 Aug 2013 - 5:54am 1

Why China's 'mass line' movement is headed for a dead end

Insight & Opinion

Why China's 'mass line' movement is headed for a dead end

3 Aug 2013 - 2:20am 7

Enforcing filial piety is no solution to China's pension shortfall

Insight & Opinion

Enforcing filial piety is no solution to China's pension shortfall

8 Jul 2013 - 1:35am

Firefighters try to extinguish the fire on a bus in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. Photo: Xinhua

Insight & Opinion

The violence that poisons the air we breathe

26 Jun 2013 - 4:14pm

Chinese First Lady Peng Liyuan. Photo: EPA

Insight & Opinion

China's first lady fever betrays its backward politics

18 Jun 2013 - 2:05am

A plain-clothes policeman (left) follows suspected journalists on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4, 2013. Photo: AFP

Insight & Opinion

Will a democratic China harm Hong Kong?

10 Jun 2013 - 1:01pm 7

The June 4 candle-light vigil in Victoria Park. Photo: Sam Tsang

Insight & Opinion

Breaking the silence over June 4

15 Apr 2014 - 4:46pm 2

Beijing's increasingly heavy-handed response to maintain stability

Insight & Opinion

Beijing's increasingly heavy-handed response to maintain stability

22 May 2013 - 2:53am 4

Black mark against China's charity sector

Insight & Opinion

Black mark against China's charity sector

4 May 2013 - 4:04am 2

Xi's 'southern tour' speech shows why women's rights must advance

Insight & Opinion

Xi's 'southern tour' speech shows why women's rights must advance

4 Feb 2013 - 3:02am 1

Wang Yang is no reformist leader

Insight & Opinion

Wang Yang is no reformist leader

1 Jan 2013 - 4:03am

Don't put too much hope in new style of Chinese leadership

Insight & Opinion

Don't put too much hope in new style of Chinese leadership

11 Dec 2012 - 1:49am 3

Don't pin reform hopes on Chinese leaders' youthful idealism

Insight & Opinion

Don't pin reform hopes on Chinese leaders' youthful idealism

24 Nov 2012 - 3:03am 2

A writer can be politically incorrect or completely apolitical, but he must be honest. Photo: AP

Insight & Opinion

Writers should be true to their convictions

22 Oct 2012 - 2:52am 1

China doesn't need more show trials

Insight & Opinion

China doesn't need more show trials

28 Sep 2012 - 1:52am 1

HK's student protesters must stay focused on national education

Insight & Opinion

HK's student protesters must stay focused on national education

8 Sep 2012 - 2:43am 6

Zhou Kehua case reflects Chinese media's sanitised crime coverage

Insight & Opinion

Zhou Kehua case reflects Chinese media's sanitised crime coverage

28 Aug 2012 - 4:24am

Cracks in China's stability drive

Opinion

Cracks in China's stability drive

14 Aug 2012 - 10:57am

Ring the changes

5 Mar 2011 - 12:00am

Just gloss

11 Oct 2010 - 12:00am