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The following translation was sent to us by a CDT reader, who tells us he took a screenshot of posts from the Tencent weibo (microblog) account of journalist Lu Chaoguo. The posts, which have since been deleted (but reposted by...
Read More“Serving the Public Interest; Governing for the People,” Baisha Village, Nanning, by imvern
Read MorePublic outrage at the government’s response to the Wenzhou train crash has not ceased, and many now suspect a cover-up. Time reports on the propaganda directives issued to Chinese media and websites after the crash...
Read MorePremier Wen Jiabao showed up at the scene of the Wenzhou high-speed rail crash five days after it happened. When he did, he acknowledged something that is usually taboo for Chinese leaders to discuss publicly: his own poor...
Read MoreChina Geeks has posted a translation of what is reportedly an essay written by Han Han in response to the Wenzhou high-speed rail crash: They think: “We’re building you all this stuff, what do you care what happens in the...
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