“The unspoken thought when Chairman’s Mao grandson was appointed as China’s youngest ever major-general last week was that revolutionary heritage had triumphed over martial prowess.” From the Telegraph:...
Read MoreSo-called Fifty Cent Party members are Internet commentators paid to post comments that spin stories in the government’s favor to “guide public opinion.” Their name stems from their purported payment — 50...
Read MoreFrom Japan Focus: The Obama administration took office in 2009 determined to move beyond might-makes-right-makes-might unilateralism of the Bush years, and reassert America’s global influence as the most principled and...
Read MoreFrom AFP: POLICE in northern China have detained eight people suspected of instigating a violent clash between scores of miners and villagers over ownership of a coal mine, state media said on Tuesday. Dozens were injured in the...
Read MoreCara Anna of the Associated Press reports from Beijing: The country’s top microblogs either are down for maintenance or now display a “beta” tag to indicate they are in a testing phase, though they have been...
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