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CCTV Pre-Execution Spectacle Polarizes Viewers

Drug lord Naw Kham and three other foreigners were executed in Kunming on Friday for the 2011 killings of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River. State broadcaster CCTV aired the prisoners’ final hours, together with segments on their crimes and the ensuing manhunt, as a showcase of tough justice, but some saw instead a sinister and possibly illegal echo of the Mao era. From Jonathan Kaiman a

March 1, 2013 5:50 PM

Chinese Manhunt Shows Sway, or Softness

At The New York Times, Jane Perlez and Bree Feng revisit the international hunt for drug lord Naw Kham, who was executed

April 5, 2013 3:15 PM

Wen Jiabao: Please Forget Me

“China’s best actor” Wen Jiabao gave a surprising performance this week. From Josh Chin at China Real T

November 22, 2012 2:45 PM

Ministry of Truth: Obama and Beijing

The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and

November 15, 2012 1:28 PM

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