China's Sweeping Suppression of Dissent Leaves No Visible Opposition
• China has no opposition leader with the public profile of Alexei Navalny due to lack of an opposition party and sweeping government suppression of dissent
• Duihua has recorded over 48,000 political prisoners in China since 2000, with over 7,000 currently jailed
• Well-known jailed critics include Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died in custody; legal scholar Xu Zhiyong, serving 14 years; and influencer Teacher Li
• Other lesser-known critics like real estate tycoon Ren Zhiqiang have also been silenced and imprisoned
• Courageous activists try speaking out but disappear from public view under constant government crackdown