Mark MacKinnon
East Asia correspondent
Based in Beijing, Mark was previously Middle East correspondent and before that Moscow correspondent for The Globe and Mail. Read more...
Mark MacKinnon
East Asia correspondent
Based in Beijing, Mark was previously Middle East correspondent and before that Moscow correspondent for The Globe and Mail. A four-time National Newspaper Award winner, he is also the author of The New Cold War: Revolutions, Rigged Elections and Pipeline Politics, which was published in 2007 by Random House.
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Dangerous nationalism on the South China Sea
If Asian neighbours keep manufacturing crises for domestic consumption, one day the anger they manufacture will be all too real
Friday, May 11, 2012
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Why al-Jazeera correspondent Melissa Chan's expulsion from China matters
She’s the first journalist to be expelled in 14 years, and the clearest sign yet that China will no longer even pretend to honour promises of greater media freedom
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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Dissident can apply to study abroad, China says
Chen Guangcheng has been offered a fellowship at New York University that would allow him to bring his family
Friday, May 04, 2012
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Clinton hails progress after China says blind activist can study abroad
Foreign Ministry statement could possibly open door to resolving diplomatic standoff with United States
Friday, May 04, 2012
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Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng backtracks on asylum request
Chen Guangcheng says he still hopes to leave China for rest and medical treatment, but with the intention of returning
Thursday, May 03, 2012
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Blind dissident wants to leave China, fears for family
Guangcheng left the American Embassy and checked into a hospital, where allies say he was abandoned by U.S. officials and threatened by Chinese
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
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Bo Xilai’s fall signals victory for China’s reformers
Spectacular ouster of leftist governor shines light on decades-old split between liberals and hard-line wing of the Communist Party
Friday, Apr 20, 2012
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Love, dissident-style: The saga of Hu Jia and Zeng Jinyan
Mark MacKinnon on how police harassment and the constant threat of prison sparked the breakup the leading couple of China's dissident community
Friday, Apr 20, 2012
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A leap of faith as Suu Kyi plans to finally travel abroad
Trip will mark first time the democracy icon will leave Myanmar in 24 years
Thursday, Apr 19, 2012
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Two years after violent protests, Thailand remains a deeply divided country
A recent editorial in a Thai newspaper opined that ‘a new round of violence’ was possible later this year
Monday, Apr 16, 2012
