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In the Standard, an article about Hong Kong bloggers, including ESWN and Glutter: There are more than 50 Hong Kong-based blogs that run the gamut from personal to political, that are adding voice to a growing grassroots democracy movement that may be virtual in presence but very real in the belief it represents: that Hong […]
Read MoreFrom AP: China said Tuesday it is sincere in its efforts to establish formal relations with the Vatican after a 50-year break, but Beijing insisted the Holy See consider Taiwan a part of China. Both China and the Vatican have expressed interest in recent weeks in forming diplomatic relations. China forced its Roman Catholics to […]
Read MoreIn the Korea Herald, Ma Jian writes: Since April 15 of this year, the Golden Shield’s advanced science and technology has been monitoring every thought and action of those Chinese people who use the Internet. But what Orwell failed to predict is that China’s government has accomplished this with the help of Western democracies. Today, […]
Read MoreAccoona employees Ira Machefsky and John Fernandez have written: The list of top 25 searches on Accoona’s Chinese search engine has just been released. This list, which represents the top 25 non-adult (ie, not sexually oriented) searches for the month of February 2005, shows that Chinese searchers are a much more serious and business-oriented group […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via Forbes.com: China will take its time in preparing to loosen controls on its currency, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Tuesday, dismissing speculation that a revaluation of the yuan could come soon. “We are taking time to do the preparation work. We will not come out with any measures hastily,” Zhou said […]
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