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NPR interviews scholar Jackie Armijo about the Chinese government’s relationship with Muslims in the wake of an order banning images of pigs as the Year of the Pig begins: As the year of the pig begins in China, the government bans any mention of pigs in TV ads. Is it truly a newfound sensitivity to […]
Read MoreRFA Unplugged, the RFA blog, has translated most of an essay by Bao Tong about the loosening of regulations for foreign media, and press freedom in China: The first time I was interviewed, the journalist asked me directly what I thought of the new rules. My answer was definite. I said, ‘This is a step […]
Read MoreBusiness Week reports on growing public concern in China over the widening wealth gap: The inequality problem is only getting worse. The top 10% of urban Chinese earn 9.2 times as much as the bottom tenth, up from 8.9 times the previous year. In rural China, the multiple was 7.3, compared with 6.9 one year […]
Read MoreThe Telegraph reports on one group who does not share recent alarm over global warming: While much of the world worries about the impact of climate change, for these hardy Himalayan shepherds, battling the elements in the world’s highest mountains, a gentler climate can only be good news. “Yes, it’s definitely getting warmer,” said Tsawang […]
Read MoreNewsweek explains how China’s space race and the country’s dire need for energy are connected: Eventually Beijing wants to put people on the moon, although the target date remains undisclosed. “Their timetable...
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