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Hundreds of migrant workers protesting over unpaid wages in Guangdong Province were beaten by thugs hired by their company, according to news reports. The AP is reporting that one protester was killed while Xinhua says no-one was killed but one man is in critical condition. From BBC: Nearly 300 workers went on strike last Friday […]
Read MoreNow that the celebrations marking ten years since Hong Kong’s handover to the mainland are over, Philip Bowring takes a closer look at the reality of post-1997 life in the territory. From Asia Sentinel: For those who thought the territory would fall apart under Chinese sovereignty, there is much to celebrate. But for the vast […]
Read MoreFollowing the recent scares over the safety of imports from China, a journalist finds out just how difficult it is to avoid “Made in China” items in the local stores in South Dakota: The quest began in the J.C. Penney shoe department. We soon found out this was going to be no easy task: Adidas, […]
Read MoreWhat may be China’s most famous painting, “Along the River During the Qingming Festival,” is now on display in Hong Kong to mark the tenth anniversary of the handover to Chinese rule. The painting, one of the few paintings from Imperial China that remains on the mainland, is very rarely displayed. The New York Times […]
Read MoreA scene from the parade marking ten years since Hong Kong’s handover to the PRC, by das farbamt
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