Lawyers for the family of Wen Jiabao have issued a statement on David Barboza’s investigation of their business dealings and reported $2.7 billion fortune, published on Friday at The New York Times. According to the...
Read MoreFrom world politics to personal freedoms, this week’s cartoon selection runs the gamut of major recent events in China. The week as a microcosm of China’s ills: at the top, onlookers take photos of a forced demolition with...
Read MoreAs of October 26, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function): Wealth of Wen Jiabao’s Family Exposed: The English and Chinese New York Times websites were blocked...
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Read MoreSome observers of the recent anti-Japan protests have questioned the government's role in facilitating the demonstrations. Skeptics are pointing out that nationalistic protests provide the perfect distraction for the public...
Read MoreFollowing chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Beijing last week, Judy Dempsey warns at The New York Times that Germany’s booming trade with China may be a double-edged sword: As the crisis drags down most European...
Read MoreWhile president-in-waiting Xi Jinping’s February trip to the United States may have burnished his image as a statesman ahead of his promotion next month, The Diplomat’s Anka Lee writes that foreign affairs may have...
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Update: Additional photos added at end of article. Mainland media outlet Hexun reports a display...
Read MoreBo Xilai’s wife Gu Kailai and family aide Zhang Xiaojun stood trial for the murder of Neil Heywood on Thursday. The proceedings lasted only seven hours, and no verdict or sentence has yet been announced. From John Ruwitch...
Read MoreToday’s New York Times ran an op-ed by scholar and CCP policy advisor Minghao Zhao identifying five “power predicaments” that China must acknowledge as its influence in the world order increases: The...
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