'Xu’s case is therefore about far more than another dissident’s being silenced or a few lonely voices speaking out in protest. Instead, it captures a sense that the government has overplayed its hand on many fronts and that opposition is building.'
- Ian Johnson,
A Specter Is Haunting Xi’s China: ‘Mr. Democracy’, April 19, 2019
'In China, everyone criticizes the market and capitalism. That’s really easy. That’s safe. But that’s not China’s problem. The problem isn’t capitalism. It’s power.'
- Guo Yuhua (
‘Ruling Through Ritual’: An Interview with Guo Yuhua, June 18, 2018)
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