Yanhuang Chunqiu

[2][8][7] In early 1992, after Deng Xiaoping's southern tour, Yanhuang Chunqiu began to publish articles in support of the Reforms and Opening-up program.

[10][11] In July 2010, Yanhuang Chunqiu published a memoir by retired Politburo member Yang Rudai praising Zhao Ziyang.

[12] In January 2013, Yanhuang Chunqiu's website was temporarily shutdown by the Chinese government after it published an editorial urging the implementation of constitutional rights.

[16] In 2016, China's media regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television declared 37 recent news items in breach of political guidelines.

[17] Long considered influential among liberals and reformists,[18] in July 2016, the entire editorial team resigned following the sacking of long-time publisher Du Daozheng and demotion of chief editor Xu Qingquan, by order of the Chinese National Academy of Arts, amid intensifying pressure from the authorities to soften its editorial stance.

[13][10][5] Wang Yanjun, the journal's former deputy editor, called the first edition after the changes "fake" and "diametrically opposite to the spirit of our magazine".