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Scholars at the Central Party School have issued a “comprehensive political system reform plan” which warns that a failure to liberalize and ease political controls will lead to economic trouble and increased...
Read MoreXinhua and AP report on an explosion at an illegal iron mine that has killed 24. From Xinhua: The midday explosion happened on Sunday at the iron mine in Wu’an City, which is disguised to be a wild boar farm, and more than...
Read MoreThe Chinese government, via Xinhua, has confirmed the 18th fatality from bird flu, a 22-year-old man surnamed Li from Hunan. AFP reports: China’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said his specimens tested positive...
Read MoreWith Beijing having now officially entered its Olympics year (by the lunar calendar) we resurrect a five-part Discovery Channel broadcast from last year on the remaking of city for the Olympics, a process that is...
Read MoreAfter years of tensions between Beijing and the Vatican, confidential discussions are currently underway to restore diplomatic relations between the two, according to this story from The Times: Liu Bainian, the de facto head of...
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