China’s Path Through Africa not All Smooth – Andrew Yeh and Richard McGregor
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As China’s Bishops Die Off, Clash Looms With Vatican – Andrew Batson and Stacy Meichtry
From The Wall Street Journal: As Beijing and the Vatican escalate their battle for control of the Roman Catholic Church in China, people like Bishop Liu Jingshan are caught painfully in the middle. The head of a diocese in the dusty plains of western China (Yinchuan), the 93-year-old bishop is one of the church’s last […]
Read MoreI Object – Zhu Ling/ESWN
Translated by ESWN: The following is an excerpt from the book I Object: The Road to Politics by a People’s Congress Member by Zhu Ling. The book is about former People’s Congress representative Yao Lifa, who is more commonly known among the citizens of Qianjiang as “Representative Yao.” The book is ‘banned’ by the General […]
Read MoreLand Expropriation, top Reason for Chinese Farmers’ Petitions – xinhua
From People’s Daily: Land expropriation is the most frequent subject of petitions made by Chinese farmers, with complaints about village finances and environmental pollution coming second and third, a senior agriculture official said in Beijing on Tuesday. Chen Xiwen, director of the office of the central leading group on rural work, said that government officials […]
Read MoreChina Must Seriously Plan now to Avoid Future Urban Chaos – You Nuo
From the Star: Something bothered me about the People’s Congress sessions in Beijing and Shanghai. In both cities, skyrocketing housing prices are, as reflected in the Chinese language press, one of the biggest issues that local legislators complain about. But frankly, in neither city can the municipal administration come up with a clear statement about […]
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