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From the Guardian: No one will ever know how many Chinese men – and women – were sexually satisfied after taking the American Number One, Male Exclusive, Great Big Brother pills sold by Xi Yongli. When the product was raised in court recently, it was not its potency that was on trial. Rather, it was […]
Read MoreSmokestacks dirty the air in rural China, by Dan Eckstein
Read MorePan Yue, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, writes for Project Syndicate (via A Glimpse of the World blog): For a decade, the world has wondered when China’s leaders will recognize the staggering environmental crisis confronting their country. This year, we got an answer: a new Five-Year Plan that makes environmental protection a […]
Read MoreThe latest on Murdoch’s efforts to launch a Chinese version of MySpace, from the Independent: Rupert Murdoch, the septuagenarian media mogul, is planning to appoint his wife, Wendi Deng, to the board of MySpace China, the latest overseas offshoot of the social networking website he bought last year. The couple have been seeking local partners […]
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times gives the latest on the case of blind activist Chen Guangcheng: In a 30-minute session early today, the Yinan County court upheld the harsh sentence for destroying public property and “organizing a mob to disturb traffic,” charges Chen’s attorneys said were trumped up. “I’m very shocked,” Chen’s wife, Yuan Weijing, said […]
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