Organized and moderated by Xiao Qiang of the China Internet Project at the Graduate School of Journalism, and sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies of UC Berkeley, Shorenstein Foundation, Luce Foundation, Berkeley China...
Read MoreFrom AP, via the alternet.org: China announced Monday the outlines of a thorough reform of the health care system that pledges to provide improved services to all citizens by 2020, tackling a critical issue that has become a...
Read MoreCaijing reporter Qin Xudong writes on the urgent need for legal reform in China and the problems ahead. But certain protocol common in developed court systems might be in store. A subtle re-orientation can be sensed in the...
Read MoreXujun Eberlein writes about the various reactions among observers and the media to Charter 08: Curiously, major US media outlets, CNN including, have been unusually quiet, despite the fact that the Charter is hailed as a major...
Read MoreThe State Council Information Office has announced plans to increase government transparency by setting up press offices and spokespeople in more official government departments. Xinhua reports: Press offices have been set up...
Read MoreFrom RFA: China’s powerful Central Propaganda Department has ordered a crackdown on Chinese media workers who signed a document this month calling for sweeping political reforms, a management executive at a state-run media...
Read MoreThe Washington Post reports on the recent taxi strikes and other signs of increasing dissatisfaction among China’s rising middle class as the economy falters: From the far western industrial county of Yongdeng to the...
Read MoreWith this month marking the 30th anniversary of the launch of China’s economic reform policies, the Economist reflects on the prospects for political reforms as the PRC enters its 60th year: Next year the country will mark...
Read MoreFrom AFP: On the eve of reform, China’s regimented media relied on daily slogans, but 30 years on journalists are pushing the envelope, helped by the Internet and other new technologies, even if taboos remain. Most...
Read MoreFrom The East Asia Forum: The recent strikes of taxi drivers in some places in China is a good example.China has always put economic development and social stability as the top priority. But in the past, stability was achieved...
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