Spring clamor and autumnal silence

Abstract

In the past year China has experienced a cultural liberalization that many have labeled a new "Beijing Spring." But "the combination of party censorship (even in its more benign 1998 guise) and market forces (which are neither as blind nor as free as generally imagined) continues to stifle public debate and awareness of important social and political issues. . . Without systemic change any toleration for divergent views in China may prove to be illusory.". Show more