From the Wall Street Journal: Tomorrow, China-sponsored six-party talks to disarm North Korea are scheduled to resume in Beijing. This time, there are great expectations that an agreement will be reached. But if there is a deal, it will not be because Chinese diplomats worked behind the scenes. It will be because the Bush administration […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters via scotsman.com: China’s top Communist Party training academy has slammed Oscar-nominated director Zhang Yimou‘s latest film “Curse of the Golden Flower” as the latest in a line of bloodthirsty blockbusters smearing modern Chinese cinema. A commentary in the “Study Times”, the Chinese Communist Party School’s official mouthpiece, complained that Chinese directors were deluding […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: Rumors are particularly rife ahead of any important Communist Party or government meeting that could potentially lead to a reshuffle. During such occasions, gossip invariably flies from one resident to another...
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: On Saturday, Chinese President Hu Jintao’s whirlwind visit to eight African countries in 12 days will come to an end, marking a bold new foray into the “Dark Continent”. Six centuries ago, another Chinese dignitary touched on the shores of Africa; he returned to Beijing with a giraffe, an exotic gift no […]
Read MoreFrom Spero News: Taiwan removed Chiang Kai Shek‘s statue from its military police headquarters, angering the Kuomingtang Party. Chiang’s legacy of oppression and violence is being re-examined. On February 5, the Military Police Headquarters in Taipei removed Chiang’s statue from its premises. Similarly, DPP President Yu Shyi-kun today presented a proposal to remove honor guards […]
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