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Salon has written a long piece about blogging in China, which tries to answer the question: “On the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, blogs are booming in China. But are they making any difference?” The full article is here. Registration is required, but non-subscribers can get a free day pass.
Read MoreUnicef representatives from Vietnam and China launched a campaign to stop the trafficking of girls and women. Vietnam is one of the main sources for trafficked girls who are sold as wives in China.
Read MoreIn the Scotsman, 1989 student leader Wang Dan writes: “Now, reflecting on the events of 15 years ago, it is clear to me as never before that the Tiananmen massacre was an unavoidable step in the long path to a free China, and that true political reform can never come from within the Communist Party. […]
Read MoreAsia Times has published two articles about the lasting effect of the Tiananmen Square protests on Chinese society and politics. The first, It’s the Money, not Tiananmen that Counts, argues that the lingering memory of the 1989 crackdown continues to underlie discussions of economic development and political reform in China today: “While both the Chinese […]
Read MoreAsia Times looks behind the reasons why China recently backed down on enforcing its own standards for wireless technology, citing protests from both American businesses and Chinese consumers. The full story is here.
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