Tag: Beijing

Police Quell Beijing Protest after Woman’s Death

A large protest broke out near a shopping mall in southern Beijing on Wednesday following the death last week of a 22-year-old migrant worker, according to Edward Wong of The New York Times, who reported that hundreds of police in riot gear arrived to contain the demonstration: Word of the death spread on the Internet in the days after the woman, whose surname was Yuan, was initially said to have c

May 8, 2013 6:39 PM

People’s Daily Slams Local Government Spending

The People’s Daily, which building its own new headquarters in Beijing, published an editorial on Monday which crit

May 13, 2013 10:10 PM

Sensitive Words: Seven Don’t Mentions and More

As of May 10, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Migran

May 11, 2013 9:06 AM

A Battle to Become Art Capital of China

With Beijing’s National Art Museum of China (Namoc) planning to open a new building in Olympic park displaying its

May 10, 2013 9:03 AM

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