Netizen Party Announced

It’s happened at last. From John Kennedy at Global Voices: From forcing the rescue of hundreds of brick kiln slave laborers last year and seeing it through long after local bodies gave up to being analytical piranhas when...

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Images of Mental Illness

Someone has posted a stunning series of pictures on the Sina BBS that appear to come from a Chinese mental asylum. The glare in the images suggest they are photos of photos, and there’s no information as to exactly where...

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China Turns to Economic Controls

An article from AP via Newsweek discusses China’s approach to its inflation problem, and also explores the possible consequences of the use of governmental controls in a capitalist economy. Fighting stubbornly high...

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China’s Weather Woes (Continued)

In yet another bit of bad Spring Festival news for the Chinese economy, Bloomberg reports winter storms may have cut travel revenues by upwards of 70% for the Lunar New Year.More than 10,000 group tours were canceled nationwide,...

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China Outdoes Europeans in Congo

In an analysis for Inter Press Service, John Vandaele suggests that ,in contrast to Europe’s colonial history in Africa, China’s thirst for natural resources (leading to a major Sino-Congolese deal of US$12 billion of...

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After 50 Years, Pinyin Still Rules

From Shanghai Daily: Hanyu Pinyin, the Chinese phonetic system, celebrates its 50th anniversary today. About one billion Chinese have used it to learn Mandarin since the first edition of pinyin was issued in 1958. “Pinyin...

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