Charles Hutzler, a journalist and editor, spent 25 years covering China for the Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal.

Gao Yu, 51, one of China’s most prominent journalists, was sentenced to six years in prison on November 10, 1994, for “illegally providing state secrets to institutions outside [China’s ...

A less-informed global public is good for autocrats, who want people uninformed. Russia, Iran and above all China cheered on ...