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A job seeker looks at recruitment advertisements at a labor market in Guangdong province, where most people speak Cantonese.

Beijing has a message for China’s Cantonese speakers — stick to Mandarin!

Culture

The Cantonese-speaking heartland of southern China is also the country’s most populous region. But Beijing still considers the region’s native language of Cantonese to be a minority dialect, and now it wants Cantonese broadcasters to switch to Mandarin — but why now?

Voters are guided inside a polling station during a civil referendum held by a group in Hong Kong called “Occupy Central with Love and Peace.” The unofficial referendum sparked warnings from China's Communist Party leaders.

A symbolic vote in Hong Kong sparks real anger in Beijing

Global Politics
A Zoomlion booth is seen during a communication technology and equipment expo in Beijing

A Chinese newspaper takes on the authorities, all to free a reporter

Global Politics

Death of Chinese Watermelon Vendor Sparks Online Outcry

Global Politics

Informality and Power Politics: Barack Obama and Xi Jinping on the Ranch

Global Politics