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From The Age (link): China’s international standing is almost as bad as it was after Tiananmen Square, a leading human rights monitor has warned. Following media crackdowns and the virtual end of early release for political prisoners, John Kamm, one of a few human rights monitors whom Beijing deals with, yesterday called on President Hu […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters (link): China has shut down two websites vocal in criticising market-oriented reforms amid a Communist Party crackdown on expression. The Asian nation has some of the strictest web controls in the world, with rigid registration procedures for websites and a special police force monitoring its 110 million web surfers round the clock. It […]
Read MoreFrom the BBC (link): The media scene in China has come a long way since the days when revolutionary slogans blared from loudspeakers in paddy-fields. But today’s Communist Party bosses are as determined as ever to maintain control over every word published or broadcast in the world’s most populous country. A media clampdown – the […]
Read MoreFrom Business Week, via MSNBC (link): To some corporate executives and China-watchers, Portman’s comments heralded a new, tough stance on the part of the Bush Administration that, if not handled carefully, could set off a trade war that ultimately could damage both American companies and the U.S. economy. But the reality of the situation is […]
Read MoreFrom the Three Gorges Probe (link): China’s top environmental agency today issued a groundbreaking set of guidelines on the public’s right to participate in decision-making on large construction projects such as big dams. The State Environmental Protection Administration’s highly anticipated new measures, which take effect on March 18, are explicitly aimed at ushering in an […]
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