Daily Archives: September 3, 2010
How China has Changed: Sidney Rittenberg on China
The Economist interviews Sidney Rittenberg, Mao’s translator. Via Oliver Kronos at the Shanghaiist: The Economist has posted an interview with “Mao’s
“Buried” Yet Committed to Memory
Film critic Wei Xidi looks at Wang Libo’s latest documentary, “Buried,” which documents the cover-up behind the 1976 Tangshan earthquake.
Penniless Pensioners
Global Times reports on the declining state of elderly care and support in China: In traditional Chinese society, elders command respect from their children
All the Propaganda That’s Fit to Print
A Newsweek article looks at Xinhua as a well-funded propaganda organ which has a major advantage over other global media corporations: money:With a price
Tax Case against Xu Zhiyong/OCI Dismissed
The Chinese Law Prof Blog translates a blog post by Xu Zhiyong which announces that the case against his Open Constitution Initiative on tax evasion charges
