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From Time Asia: In the early 1950s, Liu Binyan was a tall, eloquent young man deeply devoted to the ideals of socialism and set for a brilliant career in the People’s Republic of China. When he was purged from the Communist Party in 1957 for writing about corruption and banished to a poor mountain village, […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post: State media have said the incident left three dead and eight wounded, but residents have said the shooting resulted in the deaths of as many as 20 villagers. State media first blamed the Dec. 6 confrontation in the town of Dongzhou entirely on a small number of “instigators,” but announced Sunday […]
Read MoreFrom Stratfor (by subscription only, 7 day free pass available): Last week, a group of Chinese villagers staged a demonstration against a wind-power project near Shanwei, a town in Guangdong province about 100 miles from Hong Kong. In the first incident, protesters blocked access to the site of the wind-power generation project. The next day, […]
Read MoreFrom Maclean’s: Increasingly violent protests throughout China over land, taxes and other disputes are forcing the government to strike a difficult balance, trying to maintain order while letting the public vent frustrations to prevent a larger explosion, analysts say. In the latest incident, police last week shot and killed villagers protesting land seizures in Dongzhou, […]
Read MoreFrom the AP, via the Los Angeles Times: The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday announced its first film production in China, adding to its efforts to break into the booming Chinese entertainment market. The Chinese-language film, “The Secret of the Magic Gourd,” began shooting in October in the eastern city of Hangzhou and is due […]
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