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From China Daily: The Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission is being sued over a plan to build a special power plant that uses rubbish as fuel. Nearly 300 farmers in Cangnan County have taken the commission to court because they say the power plant could cause environmental problems near their villages. They also say […]
Read MoreFrom the BBC: Weblog entries on some parts of Microsoft’s MSN site in China using words such as “freedom”, “democracy” and “demonstration” are being blocked. Chinese bloggers already face strict controls and must register their online journal with Chinese authorities. Microsoft said the company abided by the laws, regulations and norms of each country in […]
Read MoreFrom China Economic Net: Discussion as how to promote Guoxue, or the study of traditional Chinese philosophy, literature and history has become heated again in China, following the recent announcement by the Beijing- based Renmin University of the upcoming September opening of its College of National Culture Study, the first such college in China since […]
Read MoreBy Jonathan Watts in the Guardian (free reg. required): China’s communist authorities have intensified their campaign against the party’s biggest potential enemy – the internet – with the recruitment of a growing army of secret web commentators, sophisticated new monitoring software and a warning that all bloggers and bulletin board operators must register with the […]
Read MoreFrom the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A United Nations envoy says China must take a more humane approach towards North Korean refugees and stop forcing them to return home. Vitit Muntarbhorn, the UN spokesman on human rights in North Korea, says the international community should lean on China to uphold its legal obligations. As China is […]
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