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As part of an article called “China’s media censorship rattling world image” (link), the the Christian Science Monitor has interviewed former Freezing Point editor Li Datong. Li says: I’m not saying we don’t want stability. We do. But our understanding of stability is very different from communist officials. We want a calm river of society […]
Read MoreFrom the Independent (link): The frightened figure in the picture is a Chinese opera star. His hair is grasped tightly in a Red Guard’s fist and he is being denounced during the Cultural Revolution, the ideological frenzy which destroyed millions of lives in China between 1966 and 1976. The image is one of hundreds of […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times (link): Pope Benedict XVI named his first new cardinals on Wednesday, 15 in all. They include the bishop of Hong Kong, an outspoken critic of China’s rulers, and Archbishop Sean Patrick O’Malley of Boston, appointed two years ago after the sex abuse scandal there forced the resignation of Cardinal Bernard […]
Read MoreThe following is an excerpt from an article appearing on the website of the Ministry of Information Industry (link) (translated by CDT): On Feb. 21, the Ministry of Information Industry initiated the “Sunshine Green Internet Project” series of activities. Vice Minister Xi Guohua said in the kick-off meeting that the formal launch of the “Sunshine […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times: Over the past year, China has emerged as Yangon’s most important ally, even though there were tensions. Recent important deals between Beijing and Yangon for oil and gas extraction rights in western Myanmar seem to have helped mend some of the problems between the two countries. A gas pipeline is to be […]
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