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ESWN translated an essay in Southern Metropolis News by Lian Yue about blog real name registration: It is said that on the Chinese Internet, the ratio of current affairs among all topics is among the world leaders. Every Chinese person is a political commentator. And the degree of volatility of their speeches (and the number […]
Read MoreFrom the International Herald Tribune: A widening Chinese anti-corruption inquiry has targeted Beijing’s party leaders, in a sign that President Hu Jintao intends to continue removing officials he considers insufficiently loyal, people told about the leadership’s planning said. Some 300 Communist Party investigators have been examining property deals and procurement practices in the capital since […]
Read MoreThe Independent provides another update on the shooting of Tibetan refugees fleeing to Nepal earlier this month: A few minutes of jerky video footage shot by a Romanian cameraman on a mountaineering trip brought the plight of Tibetans under Chinese rule into Western living rooms this month. For once, the world was able to watch […]
Read MoreThe Financial Times reports on the upcoming China-Africa summit to be held in Beijing next week, which about 40 heads of African states are slated to attend: China said Thursday that all 48 African countries invited to the two-day summit next week would send representatives, with most confirming their heads of state would attend. The […]
Read MoreReuters reports on an article in People’s Daily by Minister of Public Security, Zhou Yongkang: China’s top police officer urged the government to strengthen control of its increasingly diverse and demanding society as it seeks to tame rising unrest, an official newspaper reported on Wednesday. China’s buoyant economic growth is shadowed by rising discontent from […]
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