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AP reports on CCTV’s aspirations of becoming a global broadcasting giant and looks at why the channel is having a hard time matching the success of Al Jazeera, its model: In charting its growth, CCTV is closely studying...
Read MoreDissident Zhu Yufu was put on trial today but no verdict has yet been announced. From Reuters: Veteran activist Zhu Yufu faced trial in the prosperous eastern city of Hangzhou, where police arrested him in April and charged him...
Read MoreElizabeth Economy, the Director for Asian Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, writes that China needs to radically rethink its foreign policy to successfully deal with new challenges: The Chinese people now openly voice...
Read MoreTwo jokes are currently circulating in Chinese cyberspace which take on current events: The first one refers to recent tensions over the East China Sea. [Diaoyu Islands belong to which country?] Answer: Bring a laptop computer...
Read MoreLiang Sicheng is known as the “father of Chinese architecture.” He and his architect wife, Lin Huiyin, lived in an ancient courtyard home in Beijing from which they fought for the preservation of Beijing’s...
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