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The BBC is running a full week of special coverage of China, including numerous special reports and features. It begins online with an article titled “Why China matters so much”: China used to be called a sleeping giant. Now, as the world’s fastest growing major economy, it is often called a waking giant. Yet it […]
Read MoreAlso relevant to the post below about the NPC meetings, BBC has a photo essay illustrating China’s Wealth Gap, with testimonies from those affected.
Read MoreMore on the NPC meetings, from BBC NEWS: China has announced an increase of more than 12% in its defence budget, to be approved by a session of its parliament that opens on Saturday. The rise comes as parliament is set to debate a so called “anti-secession law”, aimed at curbing any bid by Taiwan […]
Read MoreFrom South China Morning Post, via Asia Pacific Media Network Shanghai authorities are threatening to revoke the licence of a lawyer who has defended a number of activists in high-profile cases after he posted essays critical of the mainland’s legal system on overseas websites. For more about Guo Guoting, see here and here.
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via the Washington Post: Chinese security forces took up position in Beijing by the tens of thousands on Friday as delegates gathered for the annual session of parliament, ready to crush any display of dissent… President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao have focused on narrowing the gap between rich and poor since […]
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