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Dictatorship

Opinion

Contemporary art: An attitude disguised as 'criticism'

Chinese artists claim to be critical of the regime. In reality, they only use cynicism as a supposed stance of resistance. The audience sees what appears to be clever mockery, but overlooks the unwritten agreement with the power structures.

By Yang Weidong

News | Human rights

Hong Kong: 56,000 more CCTV cameras by 2028

Surveillance of public spaces in Hong Kong is being massively increased. Five years after the introduction of the National Security Law, the metropolis of millions is increasingly resembling its Chinese counterparts.

By Marcel Grzanna