Tag: CASS

Chinese Scholar in Jail for Leaking Info on Kim Jong-il’s Health

Scholar Jin Xide, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of Japanese Studies, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for leaking the “state secret” that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is gravely ill. Chosun Ilbo reports: Jin (57), who is of ethnic Korean descent, suddenly broke contact during the Lunar New Year’s holidays in 2009 and has not been heard from

February 28, 2011 3:24 PM

Shifang: A Study in Contrasts

The turmoil in Shifang subsided on Wednesday as the local government canceled plans to build a copper molybdenum processi

July 6, 2012 12:02 PM

Philanthropy and Loathing Among China’s Wealthy

The Seattle Times describes the efforts of Yang Lan, one of several “Chinese Oprahs”, to build a US-style cul

July 25, 2011 11:37 PM

Ear to the Ground

China Daily USA Edition profiles Yu Jianrong, a scholar at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences who also advocates on b

July 16, 2011 11:43 AM

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