On March 22, more than 500 activists for human rights and democracy in China, many of whom reside inside the People’s Republic of China, sent an open letter to EU Secretary General Javier Solana and President of the European Commission Jos√© Manuel Barroso. In the letter, they urge the EU to maintain its postponement of […]
Read MoreFrom the Christan Science Monitor: Wang Bei tried to attend former Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang’s funeral on Saturday. He even got an invitation from the Zhao family. But professor Wang, not a dissident and not even very well known, was stopped at his door by Chinese security, taken to a distant suburb – and only […]
Read MoreDespite China’s attempts to stop online references to Zhao, a small number of Chinese netizens have managed to express their sentiments on the internet without being censored.
Read MoreToday China’s 1.3 billion people march to the allure of luxury brands including Armani, Cartier and Louis Vuitton, that hold up the illusory promise of beauty, wealth and power, reported China Daily. Investment bank Goldman Sachs estimates the Chinese luxury goods market is already turning over billions of dollars and in 10 years time it […]
Read MoreIt is an open secret that all Chinese Internet hosting services, including wireless and instant messenger services, filter user communication through key word blocking mechanisms. But overly vague and broad Chinese internet laws...
Read MoreThe South China Morning Post has reported that the libel trial against the authors of An Investigation into China’s Peasantry has opened in Anhui Province: “A court in Anhui has begun hearing a libel case against the authors of a best-selling book which exposed the plight of peasants in China. The claim has been brought […]
Read MoreThe Hong Kong-based, Chinese language Yazhou Zhoukan (Asia Weekly) magazine has published a lengthy article about the recent crackdown on Southern Metropolis News (Nanfang Dushi Bao), in which two employees of the newspaper were sentenced to lengthy terms for alleged corruption and the top editor was arrested and is awaiting trial. Chinese journalists have called […]
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