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Human Rights Watch’s Phelim Kine examines the record of China’s 2009-2010 National Human Rights Action Plan—which the government boasts was a terrific success, with “all measures … put into practice...
Read MoreLondonderry police interrupted a wedding on the mistaken suspicion that the ceremony was simply a ploy to assist the Chinese bride’s immigration. The couple’s lawyer believes that police may have mounted the raid in...
Read MoreBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has warned Africa to be wary of China during a visit to Nigeria. From The Daily Mail: ‘I believe the model of authoritarian capitalism [in China] we are seeing will fall short in the...
Read MoreThe Chinese Communist Party’s 90th birthday was more recent than you might think. From the New York Times: When President Hu Jintao said in a pomp-filled ceremony in the Great Hall of the People on July 1, “The...
Read MoreHistory professor Liu Qing suggests that netizens’ scrutiny will force the opening of China’s secretive “black box” society. From Caixin Online: The Chinese people are now blessed with the ability to...
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