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From Radio Free Asia: Since the shooting of unarmed villagers by police in Dongzhou village, Shanwei City, authorities in Guangdong province have strictly controlled the flow of information out of the village. Recently, a reporter successfully interviewed the wife of Jiang Guangge, who was the first to be killed in this incident and one of […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: A veteran Fuzhou journalist stood trial Thursday in the final step in a retaliation campaign launched after a Communist Party official gained national fame by publicly denouncing his superiors for condoning and covering up corruption. The case, in southern Fujian province on the Taiwan Strait, opened a window on an important […]
Read MoreFrom the Council on Foreign Relations, via the New York Times: As global demand for energy continues to rise, major players like the United States, European Union (EU), and Japan are facing a new competitor in the race to secure long-term energy supplies: China. The rapidly growing Asian nation has crafted its foreign policy goals […]
Read MoreFrom The Telegraph: High in the Himalayan foothills, the people the Chinese call Angry look down on the waters of the river that shares their name and ponder on the future. “When the dam gets built, the water will come right up to there,” said Asetei, an 84-year-old farmer pointing up the terraced hillside. “There […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai-based Qitunshuijiao (气吞水饺) Blog on MSN Spaces: (translated by CDT, links embedded by CDT): After finishing my work as an entertainment journalist I finally have time to do something for those suffering...
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