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From Xinhua: Audience who listened to lectures given by a group of former Chinese diplomats in the past few days on the Sino-Japanese relations all agreed that reason was needed in showing patriotism… Xu was on a national speech tour organized by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: Juries will help reach verdicts in criminal and civil court cases in China, state media reported on Monday, as the country seeks to strengthen its arbitrary legal system. About 27,000 jurors will begin work next week, but rather than being selected for each trial, they have been appointed for five-year terms after being […]
Read MoreFrom the Indianapolis Star: Americans are used to hearing about the Chinese economy, but there is less public awareness of the progress being made by the Chinese military. Like its economy, China’s armed services are on the rise. U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its military, which […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: Chinese police have detained an Internet surfer for trying to organise an anti-Japanese protest in the eastern city of Nanjing on the upcoming Labour Day holiday, state media said on Monday. It was the strongest signal to date China is seeking to head off a repeat of violent protests across the country this […]
Read MoreFrom the Times: Thirty-five miles north of Beijing, the capital, the opulent Pine Valley Golf Resort and Country Club is in a spectacular setting. Surrounded by mountains, there are places on the course where it is possible to view the Great Wall snaking its way up the precipitous slopes. But most obvious for all to […]
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