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The peaceful resolution to the Xiamen PX protests doesn’t seem to be so peaceful after all. From the Washington Post: Violent protests erupted in several southern Chinese fishing towns after residents heard a chemical...
Read MoreThe annual CPPCC/NPC meetings open this week in Beijing, and are expected to usher in a scheme to reorganize the ministries and to promote several new top leaders. From Reuters: On the cusp of a second five years as president...
Read MoreDust storms, carrying toxic pollutants from Chinese factories, are closing down schools and severely impacting air quality in South Korea and Japan. But information on the storms has been deemed a “state secret” by...
Read MoreWith the Beijing Olympics and the 30th anniversary of the reform and opening policy around the corner, Beijing is making an effort to keep the lid on social unrest. From Reuters: The Central Committee for Comprehensive...
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal looks at the role of China’s web portals in the recent spate of Internet scandals: Take the scandal known in China as “Tigergate.” In the fall, a farmer in China’s Shaanxi province...
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