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A report in Asia Times argues that the power struggle between Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao is being played out in cyberspace as well as in the corridors of power. The article cites the existence of two websites, China Petition Network and Media Supervision of China as evidence of Hu’s tolerance for online speech and […]
Read MoreThe South China Morning Post has published an article about the legal troubles plaguing the authors of An Investigation into China’s Peasantry (中国农民调查）. Read it on AsiaMedia’s site here.
Read MoreRecent developments in China’s domestic and international policy demonstrate Jiang Zemin’s refusal to cede power to his successors, according to a front page article in the New York Times. The piece offers three notable examples in which Jiang’s will has won out over the possible reformist tendencies of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao: Jiang reportedly […]
Read MoreAsia Times has published an investigation into land misappropriation, which is quickly contributing to the destruction of arable land while robbing farmers of their crops. According to the article: “Over the past seven years, China has lost 66,670 square kilometers in arable land, according to the Ministry of Land Resources, an estimate that many experts […]
Read MoreA Chinese cartoonist, Zhu Zhiqiang, is suing Nike over the use of a figure that he says resembles his Little Match Man, which he drew in several Flash works. The full story is here. To see Zhu’s (aka Xiaoxiao) very entertaining work, see this page. The Nike Stickman ad can be viewed here.
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