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The South China Morning Post ran a profile of Southern Metropolis News editor Cheng Yizhong, who just spent his 39th birthday in prison: “In an interview late last year with a men’s magazine, Southern Metropolis Daily editor-in-chief Cheng Yi- zhong said his favourite movies were prison dramas. He cited The Shawshank Redemption – a story […]
Read More“China has shut down more than 8,600 unlicensed Internet cafes across the country since February when it launched a nationwide check on all Internet cafes, according to Minister of Culture Sun Jiazheng. These cafes were...
Read MoreIn today’s International Herald Tribune, Bruce Gilley writes in an op-ed: “The Bush administration should be commended for bringing the cause of democracy back into focus in its international relations in general and its China policy in particular. But it cannot lead where others will not follow. And it is the failure of the domestic […]
Read MoreThe South China Morning Post reports that the deadline has passed for charges to be filed against Southern Metropolis News editor Cheng Yizhong – indicating that he may be treated with leniency. The story also quotes “reports” that high level Guangdong officials may have intervened on his behalf. But Cheng’s lawyer says officials have six […]
Read MoreA rough translation of Jiao Guobiao’s essay about the Propaganda Department is now available here on the ZonaEuropa site. Thanks to the person at that site who did the translation and sent us the link. Jiao Guobiao, a journalism professor at Beijing University„ÄÇ (Doug Kanter/ Polaris for The New York Times)
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