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From 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 […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via washingtonpost.com: China freed one of its highest-profile political prisoners on Thursday and Washington opted not to seek a U.N. rebuke of Beijing’s rights record, days before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits China. The apparent tit-for-tat concessions, made public almost simultaneously, come at a time when Sino-U.S. ties are dogged by tensions […]
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: On Monday, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao answered questions from national and international journalists for nearly two hours at the conclusion of the National People’s Congress, China’s annual legislative session, the only scheduled press appearance he makes each year. Major government-controlled newspapers published identical transcripts of his comments on Tuesday, identical […]
Read Morefrom AP, via washingtonpost.com: International media watchdogs on Tuesday accused leading satellite operator Eutelsat of bowing to pressure from Beijing by refusing to renew a contract that allows a U.S.-based Chinese television company to broadcast into China. “The inexplicable decision to suddenly end the contract of an independent broadcaster in this way appears to be […]
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