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Danwei writes about a man in Shanghai who is suing China Telecom for blocking access to his website which is hosted in the US: His is writing about the case on his blog (mostly in Chinese, but his English explanation is here). The case is being heard in Shanghai on Tuesday May 29, 2007. The […]
Read MoreIn her new book, China: Fragile Superpower: How China’s Internal Politics Could Derail Its Peaceful Rise, Susan Shirk counters the prevailing image of the Communist Party of China as a strong-armed, authoritarian regime to show a leadership that is plagued by deep-seated insecurities and fear of its own people. Shirk, who has worked as Deputy […]
Read MoreAs concern grows worldwide about tainted exports of food, medicine and toothpaste from China, a domestic investigation has found that some toys and baby clothes made in China are also substandard. From the BBC: An investigation by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine found some were even dangerous, Beijing News said. Industrial […]
Read MoreXinhua reports that the planned demolition of Beijing’s historic Dongsi Batiao neighborhood has been put on hold (though not definitively cancelled) following public protests: The controversial demolition of houses at Dongsi Batiao, an ancient alley of courtyard homes in downtown Beijing, has been suspended, an official with Dongcheng District government has confirmed. Suspending demolition, however, […]
Read MoreA woman relaxes at a tea house in Shanghai, by mainblanche
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