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Persimmon Magazine has a book review of the new translation of To Live (活着）by Yu Hua, the basis of the 1994 Zhang Yimou film: To Live… reveals a side to Yu Hua’s work that is more immediately accessible than his early stories. While the high death toll among the book’s characters suggests a point of […]
Read MoreChina Elections and Governance has published a summary of the Chinese language press coverage of the case against corruption fighter Huang Jingao: All of these accusations were attributed to “unnamed sources”, “high level officials” or, simply preceded with the phrase “it is said⋯.” In fact, even his shuang gui was only “said” and not officially […]
Read MoreFrom a paper by Benjamin Liebman just published in the Columbia Law Review: Over the past decade, the Chinese media have emerged as among the most influential actors in the Chinese legal system. As media commercialization and increased editorial discretion have combined with growing attention to social and legal problems, the media have gained incentives […]
Read MoreFrom Channelnewsasia.com: According to Beijing Mobile, it handled more than one billion outgoing short messages on Tuesday’s Lunar New Year’s Eve alone. Xinhua news agency Thursday estimated that more than 10 billion text messages would be sent over the week-long holidays that end on February 16, up 200 million from last year. Happy Year of […]
Read MoreFrom the South China Morning Post, via Asia Pacific Media Network: The “anti-corruption hero” Communist Party chief of Lianjiang county in Fujian province has allegedly taken 2 million yuan in bribes and failed to account for the source of 6 million yuan in his possession. The allegations were the latest made in a report by […]
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