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China defends shutting unregistered schools – Reuters

From Reuters: China said on Tuesday that shutting dozens of privately run schools for children of migrant workers in Beijing was meant for their protection, not to deny them education as stated by a U.S. human rights group. New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Monday that Beijing municipal authorities had shut down more than […]

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Chinese Police Arrest Dissident for Online Essays – Reuters

From Reuters via the New York Times: Chinese police have detained dissident writer Zhang Jianhong on allegations of “inciting subversion” through online political essays, a U.S.-based group advocating media rights said on Thursday. Police raided Zhang’s home in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on September 6, detained him and confiscated his computer, the Committee to Protect […]

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Hero: A distortion of history?

While Zhang Yimou’s Hero is number one at the American box office, Li Yongyan of Asia Times explains how the movie distorts Chinese history to present a “politically correct” conclusion. Many American reviewers...

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