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Continuing the series on ties between China and Africa, the New York Times reports from Zambia on the complexities of China’s role in the continent: From South Africa’s manganese mines to Niger’s uranium pits, from Sudan’s oil fields to Congo’s cobalt mines, China’s hunger for resources has been a shot in the arm, increasing revenues […]
Read MoreJust as the chairman of China’s state-run movie studio called for more patriotism in movies, superstar Jet Li slammed government censorship of Hollywood movies: Writing on his website, the star said his 2000 hit Romeo Must Die was banned by censors for featuring gangsters. In 2001, Kiss of the Dragon was banned because Li’s character, […]
Read MoreWired Magazine looks at the popularity of online novels in China, and the ways it is helping spur the print publishing industry as well: “Novel,” the top search term on China’s biggest search engine, Baidu, yields thousands of Chinese literature websites. More than 100,000 amateurs shirk mundane duties to publish their tales of fantasy and […]
Read MoreAsia Sentinel takes a look at the reasons behind China’s disastrous mine safety record: Antiquated mines, lack of training and poor equipment are only part of the problem. Even after years of trying to clean up the situation, too many local officials find it lucrative to be involved in one of the country’s fastest growing […]
Read MoreESWN has translated a firsthand account of the journalists who were beaten while reporting on the collapse of the bridge in Hunan (original Chinese here). Five reporters from five papers had gone to a hostel where family members of victims of the collapse were gathering: There was nobody at the reception. The local government required […]
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