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China Daily has reported that almost 7,000 officials have been investigated in China for “abuse or dereliction of duty” in the first nine months of the year. Of these cases, “A total of 1,780 officials were found to have been involved in 1,456 cases of abuse of power or negligence… The crackdown aims to prevent […]
Read MoreAccording to TheStreet.com: “Investors were looking at big profits in Chinese Internet stocks Wednesday after Sina (SINA:Nasdaq) reported a blowout third quarter after the bell. The aggressively traded Web portal said first-quarter earnings rose 24% from a year ago to $14.5 million, or 27 cents a share, on a 65% revenue increase to $52.5 million. […]
Read MoreLabor unrest is on the upsurge in China, according to the International Herald Tribune: “About 6,800 workers at China Resources, a Hong Kong-listed retailer, are on strike for a seventh week in northern China, alleging that the company is forcing them to sign “unfair” labor contracts, according to China Labour Bulletin, a research group in […]
Read MoreThe Globe and Mail has written an optimistic report about the influence of the Internet on China’s youth: ” ‘I love to read the negative news reports on-line, especially the common people’s complaints,’ one focus-group participant said. ‘Those brave reports could never be released by the traditional media; only on the Internet is it possible […]
Read MoreThree articles about freedom of expression (or the lack thereof) in China: The South China Morning Post reports that the government has intensified a crackdown on the liberal media in Guangdong by firing Xiao Weibin, the editor-in-chief of Tong Zhou Gong Jin magazine. According to the article, “In August, the magazine published an interview with […]
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