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In what is perhaps a backhanded compliment to the growing power of the investigative media in Chinese society, illegal organizations are hiring people to pose as journalists and extort money from people involved in corruption or other illegal trades, according to a report in the Straits Times: “Oriental Outlook said that these illegal media groups […]
Read MoreThe Chinese government has suspended the hydroelectric dam project in Hanyuan County, Sichuan, following large-scale, violent protests in which two people were reportedly killed. A village party secretary was removed from his post this month, though no official reason was given: “The central government has sent down a work group and it is now dealing […]
Read MoreChen Shui-bian acknowledged that Taiwan had provided intelligence information to Japan and the US about a Chinese nuclear submarine which was found inside Japanese waters last week. It’s not clear what specific information Taiwan provided, but Chen told an official at Japan’s embassy on Taiwan: “‘It’s our pleasure to contribute firsthand information to Japan and […]
Read MoreFollowing the incident involving a Chinese submarine’s intrusion into Japanese waters, the Asahi Shimbun has written an editorial calling on Prime Minister Koizumi to meet with President Hu during the APEC meetings in Santiago, Chile: “If Japan is to expand its economic relationship with China in a stable manner, exchanges of views at summit talks […]
Read MoreAs the Chinese government plans to reform the shangfang, or petition, system, some experts believe that, despite the system’s failings, it is still necessary as the legal system cannot withstand the high levels of discontent among the population. The South China Morning Post (via China Study Group) quotes a Qinghua scholar: “”Let’s look at the […]
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