Gillian Wong

Read the latest stories and analysis from Gillian Wong.

Ousted Chinese politician’s lawyers close to party

Gillian Wong · January 21, 2013 11:31 am

A man walks on an frozen lake on a hazy day in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Beijing schools kept children indoors and hospitals saw a spike in respiratory cases Monday following a weekend of off-the charts pollution in China's smoggy capital, the worst since the government began being more open about air-quality data. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Severe Beijing smog prompts unusual transparency

Christopher Bodeen, Gillian Wong · January 14, 2013 5:00 am

Security guards stand near protest banners and flowers are laid outside the headquarters of Southern Weekly newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. A dispute over censorship at the Chinese newspaper known for edgy reporting evolved Monday into a political challenge for China's new leadership as prominent scholars demanded a censor's dismissal and hundreds of protesters called for democratic reforms. (AP Photo)

China newspaper dispute sparks petition, protest

Gillian Wong · January 7, 2013 5:00 am

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, Li Zhuang, an ex-lawyer who claims he was framed and wrongfully jailed for 18 months, is surrounded by journalists in front of the Chongqing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. With China's new leaders freshly installed in power, authorities are turning their attention to tying up loose ends in the sprawling, scandal-ridden city once ruled by populist politician Bo Xilai before his downfall buffeted the leadership transition. In the past two weeks, authorities in Chongqing released Li, a lawyer disbarred after being convicted of having one of his clients lie in court, as well as a village official who had been sent to a labor camp for criticizing Bo. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

China moves to right wrongs in city Bo once ruled

Gillian Wong · December 4, 2012 12:15 am

FILE - This photo combo shows the before-and-after of a house that was sitting in the middle of a new main road on the outskirts of Wenling city in east China's Zhejiang province. Authorities demolished the five-story home, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, that stood incongruously in the middle of the new main road and had become the latest symbol of resistance by Chinese homeowners against officials accused of offering unfair compensation. The homeowners had been the lone holdouts from a neighborhood that was demolished to make way for the main thoroughfare heading to a newly built railway station on the outskirts of the city. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

Lone Chinese home destroyed; farmer accepts deal

Gillian Wong · December 1, 2012 2:36 pm

Chinese paramilitary policemen march as police officer rides a bicycle during the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

China’s Communist Party conclave nears end

Gillian Wong · November 13, 2012 5:00 am

Indian policemen detain a Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) supporter as she protests outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. TYC supporters shouted anti-Chinese government slogans outside the embassy to show support to Tibetans inside China who have set themselves on fire and protested against the Chinese government. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

China slams Dalai Lama; Tibetans self-immolate

Gillian Wong · November 12, 2012 5:00 am

Tibetans greet China’s leaders with protest

Gillian Wong · November 9, 2012 1:07 pm

China rejects lawsuit by blind activist’s brother

Gillian Wong · November 2, 2012 10:23 am

China sentences man to 8 years for subversion

Gillian Wong · November 1, 2012 10:04 am

Protesters march towards the city government office in Zhejiang province's Ningbo city, protesting the proposed expansion of a petrochemical factory Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Thousands of people in the eastern Chinese city clashed with police Saturday while protesting the proposed expansion of the factory that they say would spew pollution and damage public health, townspeople said. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese officials bow to protests against factory

Gillian Wong · October 28, 2012 4:00 am

China ends nuke plant ban set after Japan disaster

Gillian Wong · October 25, 2012 2:54 am