The following is a translation of a commentary by Liang Jing on Radio Free Asia that appeared on New Century Net. Thanks to David Kelly for supplying the translation: From Taishi village to Dongzhou – a step into danger (by Liang Jing, translated by David Kelly) The events at Taishi village taking place between summer […]
Read MoreABC News: China gives no ground on democracy for Hong Kong: Chinese President Hu Jintao gave no hint on a timetable for universal suffrage for Hong Kong on Tuesday and said any change must be gradual, a week after lawmakers there rejected Beijing-backed election reforms. During talks in Beijing, Hu underscored China’s support for Hong […]
Read MoreBehind closed doors on Nov.18, Communist Party potentates marked the 90th birthday of late party chief Hu Yaobang, whose untimely death spirited to life to the Tiananmen Square protests (see Reuters coverage). But the decision...
Read MoreFrom The South Morning China Post, via Asia Media: A mainland dissident and a labour activist yesterday described the white paper “as a big lie” that sounded “extremely ridiculous and shameful”. Dissident writer Liu Xiaobo said the paper was another official report eulogising communist rule. “It is old wine in a new bottle, but at […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via the Boston Globe: China’s communist leaders have issued an economic plan that calls for developing the poor countryside in an effort to narrow the growing and politically explosive gap between rich and poor, state media said Wednesday. The five-year plan was approved at an annual leadership meeting that ended last week but […]
Read MoreFrom Interfax: The situation in Taishi became a test case in China’s rural reform and urbanization process, but this week, much of the attention has instead shifted to the activities of foreign journalists in the area and to the responsibilities of the media. At the weekend, rumors surfaced on a number of blogs and bulletin […]
Read MoreFrom The Project Syndicate: Is China’s political environment loosening up, or is the government cracking down? It’s hard to tell. President and Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao sometimes seems to be going both ways simultaneously. For example, Hu has decided to honor the memory of his mentor, former General Secretary Hu Yaobang, in order […]
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post: As the Communist Party’s congress begins in Beijing, the media are full of speculation — not about potential reforms but about power. The question: Who will succeed Hu Jintao as nominal leader of China if he steps down on turning 70 in 2010? A scholar-official from the Ming or Qing dynasties […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via Stuff.co.nz: China is becoming more tolerant of homosexuality, which until 2001 was listed as a mental disorder, but gays remain widely misunderstood and under heavy pressure to stay in the closet, state media said. Attitudes towards heterosexual relationships have relaxed since China began Western-style market reforms in 1978, unleashing a boom in […]
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