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From Asia Times Online: The passage by the National People’s Congress of an Anti-Secession Law authorizing China to use “non-peaceful” means to prevent Taiwan from establishing de jure independence from the “motherland” has generated outrage in Taiwan itself and international concern. But one group has benefited immensely: the Taiwan independence movement. That this is exactly […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times Online: International human-rights groups praised the unexpected release after nearly six years of imprisonment of a prominent Uighur businesswoman, but they complained that the timing of her freedom suggested it was more of a public-relations maneuver than a major advance in Beijing’s human-rights performance. Both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) […]
Read MoreMetropolis Magazine has a profile of Chinese architect Chang Yung Ho, who was recently appointed chair of MIT’s school of architecture. Chang is the founder of Atelier FCJZ, China’s first private architectural firm. Most notable about Chang’s projects are their size and their location. Many are smaller projects and concern the fields of education, the […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Pacific Media Network: However, there is little doubt that the entire “dump Tung” episode signals a further erosion of Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy – and of the vitality of the one country, two systems model. As pro-democracy legislator and labor activist Lee Cheuk-yan pointed out: “Hong Kong people played no role […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: Zhao Yan is far from the only journalist now locked up in a Chinese jail for practicing his profession, but we feel Mr. Zhao’s detention especially closely. He is accused of providing state secrets to foreigners, a vague catch-all charge that Chinese authorities often invoke after reports of some piece […]
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