Photo: A terracotta soldier ready to be shipped to London
A terracotta soldier ready to be shipped to London, by Natalie Behring
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Sophie Beach is CDT's Operations and Communications Manager. From 2003-2021, she served as Executive Editor of CDT English. She lives in Berkeley, California.
In China, Party’s Tight Grip on Display – Mark Magnier
The Los Angeles Times gives an overview of the lead-up to the Party Congress, to begin tomorrow: Control and secrecy are paramount. Nearly a year before the congress, the propaganda ministry distributed its list of forbidden media topics for 2007, which included judicial corruption, lifestyles of the wealthy and extramarital affairs. Several months ago, state […]
Read MorePhoto: Children row boats in Chaoyang Park, Beijing
Children row boats in Chaoyang Park, Beijing, by zdzarski.junior
Read MoreLetter from China: Secrets and Slogans Still the Rule in China – Howard W. French
In the International Herald Tribune, Howard French writes about how preparations for the 17th Party Congress demonstrate that the Chinese government still operates according to its old rules: Much has been made lately about China’s global role as an emerging power of the first order. China’s rise is pregnant with a big question that can […]
Read MoreBusinessman’s Defeat Illustrates Party’s Rule – Edward Cody
The Washington Post tells the story of a local manager, and major shareholder, of a paper company, who has been fighting his local government in court after authorities auctioned off the company, despite the fact that it was privately owned: When the Shanxi provincial High Court later ruled that the government should pay Zhang, 48, […]
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