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In the New Yorker, Pankaj Mishra reviews several books which deal with the role of Mao Zedong in defining China’s recent past: Just five years after his death, the C.C.P. officially blamed the “mistaken leadership of Mao...
Read MoreTwo stories of people detained in China who then disappeared into a legal morass: The first case, Mongolian activist Hada, has simply disappeared after being released upon completion of his 15-year sentence. His wife and son...
Read MoreBags in front of the Beijing Western Railway Station, by Christopher Cherry
Read MoreSina, China’s biggest portal, has announced a two billion yuan (US$300 million) fund for developers to create applications for its hugely popular microblog service. From Reuters: The developers will use an open platform...
Read MoreThe Philippines government has explained why a representative did not attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in Oslo on Friday. From AP: President Benigno Aquino III said the Philippines did not send a representative to the Nobel Peace...
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