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From the International Herald Tribune: As night falls in Beijing, yuppies descend upon the sassy Sanlitun Bar Street in Chaoyang District. Like a parade of dark angels, each one of them is dressed to kill. A mug of beer here costs about $4. Chen Dan, 6, lives 30 minutes away, but has never heard of […]
Read MoreSeptember 9 will be the 30th anniversary of Mao Zedong‘s death, and this year also marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Cultural Revolution. Both anniversaries have been written about prolifically in the western press. John Pomfret comments on the Cultural Revolution in today’s Washington Post, while Lindsay Beck of Reuters writes about […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: The sudden rise of a travel industry here in remote western Sichuan Province has all the markings of a fairy tale, one complete with beautiful sisters and an errant knight who arrives from far away, changing their lives forever. That was the past, though, distant by all of eight years. […]
Read MoreIn recent days, a number of Western media reports have exposed instances of industrial pollution in China. Here is another, from the Los Angeles Times, which focuses on how villagers are fighting back against environmental degradation: The tents are gone, the protesters have dispersed and the police have retreated to the shadows. But villagers remain […]
Read MoreFrom the South China Morning Post, via Asia Media: The mainland’s definition of a “state secret” is so wide and vague that it could be applied to almost anything. Any information that has not been published in the state-controlled press is considered secret. Ching’s trial was closed to prevent the release of any “state secrets”. […]
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