A manhunt for a murder suspect in Fujian ended on October 18 with the alleged killer’s death—to the dismay of many on the Chinese internet, where he had turned into an unlikely folk hero of sorts. Ou Jinzhong, 51, was accused of...
The funeral for slain NYPD officer and Chinese-American Liu Wenjian has drawn comparisons online...
After two recent stabbings in Beijing—one of which took two lives (including a U.S. citizen) on July 17 at a downtown shopping mall, the other claimed one fatality on July 22 at the same Carrefour outlet that supplied the murder...
At New Matilda, The Beijinger’s Dan Edwards highlights the continuing detention of activist Wang Lihong: Although the high profile Chinese artist Ai Weiwei finally resurfaced after more than 11 weeks in detention on 21...
Charles Custer marks the 500th post on the ChinaGeeks blog in a subdued fashion, reflecting on the Jiangxi bomber Qian Mingqi and the widespread anger that has led many Chinese to sympathise with him. Originally, I had planned...
Following the weekend’s unrest in Xinjiang, the current censorship and blocking of websites appears to be the most severe in history. Nevertheless, many Chinese netizens are still managing to access outside information and...
From the Chinaelections.org: In the seemingly never-ending struggle of the common people vs. the corrupt officials, every once in awhile, there is a case that attracts nationwide attention. In 2003, there was the Sun Zhigang...
China Geeks translates the story of the mother of Yang Jia, who was sentenced to death for the murders of six Shanghai police officers: Once we got to the police substation they wouldn’t let me go. I asked, when will you let me...
Yang Jia, an Internet hero convicted of killing six Shanghai police officers, was executed. From AP: Xinhua said Yang Jia was executed Wednesday morning in Shanghai after the country’s highest court upheld his death...
Time China blog looks at a bizarre twist in the case of Yang Jia, who became an Internet hero after being sentenced to death for killing six police officers in Shanghai: Liu Xiaoyuan, a Beijing lawyer who has been closely...
From AP: A young man who drew a surprising amount of sympathy in China after being convicted of killing six policemen in Shanghai will get the death penalty after losing his final appeal Monday. Dozens of angry Chinese massed...
The second trial of Yang Jia, a jobless Beijing resident who killed six Shanghai police officers in July 2008, brought groups of people protesting on the street outside Shanghai’s Higher People’s Court. From AFP,...
The Los Angeles Times has more on the case of Yang Jia, who was recently sentenced to death for killing six Shanghai police officers: Many Chinese raised suspicions that Yang was beaten by police, which Shanghai authorities...
Royston Chan reports in the Reuters: A Chinese court sentenced a man to death on Monday for knifing to death six police officers in a case that spurred controversy over police treatment of suspects. On July 1, Yang Jia stabbed a...
Yang Jia, accused of killing six policeman in Shanghai, was recently tried and is expected to be sentenced to death. But his case has become a cause celebre among Chinese netizens who believe he was a victim of police abuse....
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