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With the military government of Myanmar/Burma launching a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters, much attention is being paid in the international media to what role China can and should play in influencing the outcome....
Read MoreThe wall outside Zhongnanhai in Beijing, by Prince Roy
Read MoreThe Globe and Mail looks at the incoming 5th generation of CCP leaders likely to emerge from behind the shroud of secrecy at the 17th Party Congress: Almost unnoticed by the world, China is in the final stages of an election campaign of crucial importance. The outcome will decide its political leadership for years to […]
Read MoreRights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has again been arrested, according to this AP report: A Chinese lawyer convicted of subversion has again been detained after writing to U.S. lawmakers asking them to help expose what he called an “ongoing human rights disaster in China,” an activist friend said Tuesday. Gao Zhisheng was taken from his Beijing […]
Read MoreChina Rises blog says corporations are not the only ones accused of sacrificing principles in order to be able to work in China: Global companies are often criticized for sacrificing their principles and core values in coming to China. Look at how hard Google and Yahoo! were hit last year over internet censorship issues. China […]
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