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PBS’ Frontline has posted a website (link) based on a documentary broadcast tonight titled “Tank Man.” The site includes sections called “Memories of Tiananmen,” and “The Struggle to Control Information,” as well as analysis of the legacy of June 4th, a discussion with the film makers, transcripts of interviews in the film (including one with […]
Read MoreFrom the Mail and Guardian Online (link): Anti-poverty campaigner and Live 8 organiser Sir Bob Geldof accused China on Monday of being responsible for the continuing civil war in Sudan’s Darfur region. The Irish rock star, nominated for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for organising last year’s Live 8 benefit concerts, said China was protecting […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters (link): China unveiled new censorship rules for television dramas and news reports on Tuesday that tighten the Communist Party’s squeeze on the country’s increasingly commercial media. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) issued rules demanding that local government offices overseeing production of television dramas submit monthly reports to ensure the […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times (link): One of the many unexpected things about the small graveyard here where Xi Qingsheng buried his mother during the mayhem of the Cultural Revolution is that it still exists. The rusted front gate, locked for many years, opens into a walled cemetery that amounts to a time capsule from […]
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