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From the Guardian: Considering that each copy of Memoirs of a Geisha found in China breaks at least two laws and defies the will of communist censors, you might think that DVDs of the banned film would have to be sold under the counter. There is nothing secretive, however, about the pirated display of this […]
Read MoreFrom the South China Morning Post, via Asia Media: The former editor of Beijing’s outspoken Public Interest Times has published an open letter explaining why he was fired and accusing the newspaper’s executives of carrying out self-censorship. Chen Jieren was sacked last Wednesday after the paper carried his article criticising incorrect English translations on the […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via the Washington Post: AIDS surpassed hepatitis B to become China’s third-deadliest infectious disease last year, the government said Monday. Tuberculosis was the country’s No. 1 infectious killer in 2005, followed by rabies, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing a Health Ministry report. Hepatitis B followed by tetanus in newborn babies were […]
Read MoreFrom UPI, via Monsters and Critics: U.S.-led financial sanctions against North Korea can hardly bear fruit without China`s participation and will only make the closed economy further depend on its robust neighbor, South Korean officials said Monday. North Korea has been increasingly dependent on China for its economic survival, which could weaken inter-Korean cooperation, the […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: America Online on Monday said it has launched a public test of a Chinese-language version of its U.S. Web site to court Chinese Americans, offering features that in some ways are more ambitious than its main U.S. site. The new site targets an estimated 2.7 million Chinese Americans and offers full-length features and […]
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