Will Wang Yang Have The Last Laugh?
Reuters’ Chris Buckley reports that victims of the “Strike Black” campaign that lay at the heart of Bo Xilai’s “Chongqing Model” will likely demand a reversal of their convictions, a...
Read MorePosted by Scott Greene | Aug 13, 2012
Reuters’ Chris Buckley reports that victims of the “Strike Black” campaign that lay at the heart of Bo Xilai’s “Chongqing Model” will likely demand a reversal of their convictions, a...
Read MorePosted by Scott Greene | May 22, 2012
Before the wheels fell off of Bo Xilai’s Red Culture Express, his “Chongqing Model” of governance was often mentioned alongside Guangdong party chief Wang Yang’s comparatively liberal approach, with the...
Read MorePosted by Sophie Beach | May 2, 2007
From Asia Times: Wang Yang, 52, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary of Chongqing municipality, is known to be a favorite protege of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao… Wang is now widely tipped to be elected into the new Politburo at the 17th Party Congress in autumn, and possibly even into the all- powerful standing committee […]
Read MorePosted by Anne Henochowicz | Jun 20, 2012
The death of political activist Li Wangyang, found with a noose around his neck on June 6, has...
Read MorePosted by Sophie Beach | Jun 7, 2012
After labor activist Li Wangyang was found dead in his hospital room, his family and supporters in China and around the world have called for an investigation into his death. While hospital and security officials have said Li...
Read MorePosted by Sophie Beach | Jun 6, 2012
Prominent labor activist Li Wangyang was found dead in his hospital room in Shaoyang, Hunan Province. Hospital and security officials declared his death a suicide, but his family is questioning the official explanation. Li was...
Read MorePosted by Anne Henochowicz | Jan 10, 2012
Wang Zhanyang, Director of the Political Science Department at the Central Institute of Socialism, contributed this essay to a forum on the implications of Wukan for the country as a whole. The forum responds to the December 22...
Read MorePosted by Kate Zhao | Jul 3, 2007
China’s movie, animation and TV producers are tapping the cash resources of private equity funds, which in turn are raising the industry’s professional standards and hopes for the future. From Caijing.com.cn: One company is roaring into the entertainment industry with grand plans to become the Disney of China. Another is pursuing dreams by tapping the […]
Read MorePosted by Sophia Cao | Jun 29, 2006
From Shanghai Daily: Bejing residents will be provided with 1 billion cubic meters of water from the Yangtze River every year starting in 2010 to ease the city’s shortage in drinking water, accounting for 25 percent of its total water supply, China Business News reported today. The city will carry out several measures to ensure […]
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