Verna Yu

Hopes that Li would be a liberal reformer were curbed by Xi Jinping as the president became more and more powerful

Chinese leader’s power grab is seen as having its origin in Communist ideology

Dr Jiang Yanyong revealed true extent of 2003 outbreak and was put under house arrest for denouncing Tiananmen Square massacre

Heavy sentences meted out to veteran rights activists shows bleak human rights situation

Experts say Xu Zhiyong’s fate symbolises the rise and fall of China’s ill-fated rights movement

Parents and teachers say the national security law, including the intensification of ‘patriotic education’, have prompted them to leave the city they love

Wong Kei-kwan, known as Zunzi, says it was a ‘mutual decision’ after the Ming Pao newspaper ended his column

Yang Maodong called it a ‘score-settling’ punishment for his two decades of rights advocacy

Analysts say book purge is part of an ideological reform

‘Anti-spying’ raids on consulting firms and attacks on tech companies are being driven by party ideology, says academic Chris Marquis