Photo: Monks in Tibet hold a religious debate, via www.xitek.com.
Monks in Tibet hold a religious debate, via www.xitek.com.
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Sophie Beach is CDT's Operations and Communications Manager. From 2003-2021, she served as Executive Editor of CDT English. She lives in Berkeley, California.
Beijing’s urban makeover: the ‘hutong’ destruction – Sean Gallagher
On OpenDemocracy.net, Sean Gallagher has posted a slideshow of the destruction of the hutongs in Beijing: China is in the midst of spectacular change, which some have labelled the “Second Industrial Revolution”. Under the rule of Mao Tse-tung, during the Cultural Revolution, very little construction took place throughout the country. Now, as China steamrollers its […]
Read MoreWomen lead prayers, revolution in China – Saibal Dasgupta
From The Times of India: As part of a silent revolution in China, Muslim women are leading prayers, something considered unthinkable in Islamic countries. Wuzhong has the highest concentration of female imams in China. Over 20 of them lead prayers and advise women on religious affairs in this predominantly Muslim town. [Full text] To read […]
Read MoreInternet, pay-TV seen as engine of growth – SCMP
From the South China Morning Post, via Asia Media: Rapid growth of pay-television and broadband Internet in China will drive its media industry over the next four years, says accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. The firm yesterday released its “Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2006-2010“, which said China and India were two Asia-Pacific markets that were growing […]
Read MoreThe Demonization of China – ESWN
ESWN has translated three Ta Kung Pao reports about the Chinese government’s perception of foreign coverage of China: At the just opened 2005 International Public Relations Conference in China, State Council Information Office deputy director Wang Guoqing (ÁéãÂúãÊÖ∂) gave the keynote speech titled “Building a harmonious society and communicating the image to the outside.” He […]
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