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The article focuses on the white-paper protests that erupted in China a year ago, primarily driven by public dissatisfaction with the government's strict COVID-19 measures. Topics include the effective nature of the protests, the government's subsequent change in its zero-covid policy, and the ongoing repression of protesters through arrests and surveillance technology.

The article informs on protests carried out by the students of Tsinghua University against the Chinese President Xi Jinping. It mentions that for the students, it is not all about draconian lockdowns, some are frustrated by a lack of freedom, and young protesters, on campus and off, have taken to holding up blank sheets of paper to highlight China's tight controls on expression.

The article reports that the Chinese University of Hong Kong tried to explain the country's distinctive pace and pattern of development. Topics include examines the title was as well received as the argument, echoed in a variety of papers such as "Innovating like China", "Investing like China" and "Internationalizing like China".