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From AP, via the Washington Post: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday stepped up pressure on North Korea to return to nuclear talks, telling its visiting premier that dialogue is the only way to settle the dispute… Hu told Pak that “dialogue is the only correct choice for peacefully resolving the nuclear issue on the […]
Read MoreOn Danwei, here’s a rundown of the day’s top headlines in the Beijing press. Danwei also analyzes whether the new media regulations are intended to rein in independent-minded journalists, or clean up a corrupt profession. See also Shanghai blogger Bingfeng’s entry “Media stories I experienced.”
Read MoreIn the current issue of the Atlantic, Matthew Yeomans has written an article titled “Crude Politics: The United States, China, and the Race for Oil Security.” The full article is available (in PDF format) on...
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: Chinese reporters and editors who fabricate stories or take bribes will face stern punishments, including confiscation of their press cards and a five-year ban from report work, according to a provisional regulation on the management of journalists. The regulation, recently issued by the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party […]
Read MoreESWN has posted translations of a number of Chinese documents which are being circulated about the recent crackdown on university BBS sites, including explanations of the new policies from site administrators. The original documents are available on New Century Net. Update: ESWN has just added more translations on this topic here.
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