A Quiet Pacific Village Becomes China’s Security Testing Ground NYT | Top Stories By: David Pierson, Berry Wang and Adam Ferguson 27 May 2026 at 17:14 When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then came the backlash. Fishing on the shoreline in Honiara on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
A Quiet Pacific Village Becomes China’s Security Testing Ground NYT | China By: David Pierson, Berry Wang and Adam Ferguson 27 May 2026 at 22:07 When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then came the backlash.
A Dissident Escapes China by Rubber Boat and Lands in South Korea NYT | China By: John Yoon 26 May 2026 at 20:24 Dong Guangping, 68, fled China at least three other times but was always sent back. His friends hope things might be different this time.
The Ghosts of France’s Slave Trade Will Be Silenced No More NYT | Opinion By: Andrew S. Curran 25 May 2026 at 13:00 Three centuries late and not a moment too soon.
My Wife Fought Corruption in El Salvador. Then She Vanished Into Its Prisons. NYT | Opinion By: Louis Benavides 25 May 2026 at 13:00 The cost of Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on crime is too high.
Hatred of Israel and the Degradation of the West NYT | Opinion By: Bret Stephens 20 May 2026 at 17:03 Feeding narratives to the credulous isn’t speaking truth to power.
Palestinian Accounts of Rape by Israelis NYT | Opinion 19 May 2026 at 00:08 Readers respond to a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Imposing religion.
Rubio, Once a China Hawk, Strikes Softer Tone to Align With Trump NYT | China By: Edward Wong and Michael Crowley 16 May 2026 at 21:51 As a senator, Marco Rubio even hinted at the need for regime change in China. Now he talks about cooperation.
There’s a Pattern of Abuse in America NYT | Opinion By: M. Gessen, Rachel Louise Snyder and Jillian Weinberger 15 May 2026 at 06:17 M. Gessen and Rachel Louise Snyder on the parallels between authoritarianism and domestic violence.
Activists, Lawmakers Urge Trump to Call for Release of Jimmy Lai and Dong Yuyu NYT | China By: Catie Edmondson 14 May 2026 at 12:00 Supporters of Mr. Lai, a Hong Kong dissident, and Mr. Dong, a Chinese journalist, hope President Trump will raise their cases with President Xi Jinping.
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Cisco NYT | China By: Abbie VanSickle 29 April 2026 at 03:05 The court’s decision could have broader implications for lawsuits seeking to hold companies liable for international human rights abuses.