Defunct Agency of the Week: Ministry of Bullying
霸道部 (Bàdào Bù): Ministry of Bullying A play on “Ministry of Railways” (铁道部 Tiědào Bù), which came...
Ministry of Railways
Minitrue: Zhang Shuguang Family’s Offshore Company
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
The Coveted Government Jobs No One in China Wants
With China’s enormous pool of college graduates set to keep growing, many young and educated...
The True Cost of Becoming an Academician
Zhang Shuguang, a former deputy chief engineer of the now dissolved Ministry of Railways facing 13...
After Beijing Suicide Bid, Petitioners Detained
The South China Morning Post reports on a group of petitioners in Beijing who apparently attempted...
Ministry of Truth: Sentencing of Liu Zhijun
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as “Directives from the Ministry...
Ex-Rail Minister Gets Suspended Death Sentence
Xinhua English made a brief announcement on Monday morning that Liu Zhijun, China’s former railways minister, was charged with bribery and abuse of power and handed a suspended death sentence by the Beijing No. 2...
Former Rail Minister’s Trial Stirs Anger at Corruption
At Caixin, Shanghai-based lawyer Ding Jinkun expresses doubts about the trial on Sunday of former Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun, whose prosecution for corruption helped bring about the ministry’s dismantling earlier this...
Former Railways Chief Stands Trial for Graft
Liu Zhijun, China’s former Minister of Railways, was removed from his post in February of 2011. After a lengthy investigation, Liu was formally charged with corruption, malpractice, and abuse of power in April of this...
Ministry of Truth: Former Rail Minister Liu Zhijun
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Central Propaganda Department: In reporting on the case of former Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun...
Former Rail Minister Charged with Graft
Former Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun has been formally charged with corruption and abuse of power. Liu was removed from his post in February 2011 and has been the subject of a corruption investigation over the past two years....
Who Benefits From Railway Ministry Spin-off?
The State Council announced plans earlier this month to break up the Ministry of Railways as part of a broader restructuring of China’s massive bureaucracy, with a new commercial entity called China Railway Co. assuming...
China Unveils Plans for Streamlined Government
China’s State Council has submitted widely-anticipated plans for the restructuring of several government agencies to the National People’s Congress. The seventh such initiative in the past 30 years, the new plan aims...
Second Round of “Super Ministries” Reform Ahead
Caijing reports on a draft plan to merge the Ministry of Railways into a larger “super-ministry”: Caijing learned in late February that the draft plan for a new round of “super ministries” reform will be...
Boss Rail: How the Wenzhou Crash Exposed Corruption in China (Updated)
In the New Yorker, Evan Osnos has written an in-depth exploration of the July 2011 train crash in Wenzhou, which killed 40 people and generated online outrage over the government’s handling of the tragedy. Osnos pieces...
China Advances High-Speed Rail Amid Concerns
For National Geographic, Ian Johnson takes stock of the current situation of China’s high-speed rail network and the many issues involved with its further development: The project symbolizes China’s 21st-century...
China’s Railway Network of Corruption
Liu Zhijun, formerly China’s Minister of Railways, was removed from office on charges of corruption in 2011 and expelled from the party earlier this year. Liu’s return to state media coverage has led to speculation...
Zhang Yimou, You Really Are Cheap
Zhang Yimou, director of the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, is now in hot water over his...
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