Party Orders Ideological Training at Universities
A hallmark of Xi Jinping’s leadership to date has been the heavy promotion of ideological...
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A hallmark of Xi Jinping’s leadership to date has been the heavy promotion of ideological...
Read MorePosted by Xiao Qiang | Dec 7, 2008
In the post-Olympics China, another round of media crackdown is clearly underway. Still, the Southern Metropolis Weekly just profiled 20 of the most influential bloggers and commentators in China’s cyberspace, who possess...
Read MorePosted by Kate Zhao | Dec 8, 2007
An article in the China Times posits that the health supplement brand Yilishen had “powerful and mysterious political connections,” which contributed to the scandal in which thousands of ant farmers lost all their money. Following large-scale demonstrations by the farmers, news about the incident has been tightly controlled inside China. From Taiwan’s China Times (中国时报), […]
Read MorePosted by Sophia Cao | Mar 4, 2007
Temple Fairs (Â∫ô‰ºö) are one of the most traditional customs in China. Many Chinese cannot miss these events during the Spring Festival. In Beijing, Changdian (ÂéÇÁî∏Â∫ô‰ºö)and Ditan(Âú∞ÂùõÂ∫ô‰ºö) fairs are two major ones for the Lunar New Year. People hang out there to eat traditional snacks, watch shows, and shop Beijing local goods. There is a […]
Read MorePosted by Xiao Qiang | Mar 29, 2006
From The LA Times, via southcoasttoday.com (link): Rolling Stone has hit a wall. The rock-and-roll publication entered the Chinese market early this month with a huge splash, including billboard advertisements, a 125,000-copy roll-out and free “Rolling Stone” hats with each copy. On yesterday, regulators said they were shutting it down after one issue. Authorities have […]
Read MorePosted by Xiao Qiang | Mar 5, 2006
From AFP, via China Daily (link): The face of Cui Jian, the godfather of Chinese rock and roll, graced the cover of the first Chinese edition of the classic American rock and roll magazine, Rolling Stone. The venerable bible of pop culture launched its Chinese edition this month focusing on Asia’s emerging youth culture, while […]
Read MorePosted by Liu Yong | Oct 9, 2005
From Telegraph.co.uk: Tens of thousands of Chinese web surfers have been introduced to a new internet craze by the country’s notorious online sex diarist, a writer known as Muzimei. As if running her intimate weblog describing her promiscuous encounters with more than 140 strangers were not enough, 27-year-old Li Li has now gone one step […]
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