China has taken a dark turn

Confronted with an economic crisis, the Chinese government is cracking down — hard

A parliamentary policeman stands guard.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Stringer)

Fearing domestic unrest, Beijing is cracking down on citizens and foreigners alike.

Human rights activists rounded up by the hundreds. Booksellers spirited out of Hong Kong to the mainland in secret. Foreigners reciting forced confessions on national television for the crime of "harming" China, and the most sweeping national security law in recent Chinese history enacted.

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Kyle Mizokami is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Daily Beast, TheAtlantic.com, The Diplomat, and The National Interest. He lives in San Francisco.