On a weeklong trade mission to China, California Governor Jerry Brown is seeking to promote Chinese investment in the U.S. state’s enormous but struggling economy, and Chinese media has been taking note. On Friday in...
Read MoreJohn Kerry concluded his first visit to China since being sworn in as Secretary of State. The Chinese official media offered a skeptical welcome to Kerry, while openly criticizing his predecessor, Hillary Clinton, for her strong...
Read MoreThe April 11th edition of the magazine Red Flag Papers (红旗文稿) carried an article by Ren Xianliang, executive vice-director of the Shaanxi Province Propaganda Department, titled “Coordinate Two Spaces for Public Opinion,...
Read MoreXinhua reported on Saturday that a seven-year-old girl has become China’s 44th confirmed H7N9 sufferer, and the first in Beijing. The child is being treated at the Beijing Ditan Hospital, and is in stable condition, Zhong...
Read MoreFrom the bird flu to the box office, a roundup of online cartoonists’ take on recent events in China. Click any image to launch gallery view. Quentin Tarantino was supposed to have his Chinese box office debut this week with...
Read MoreAmnesty International released the 2012 “Death Sentences and Executions” report this week, showing that a global trend towards abolishing capital punishment is continuing. From Amnesty International’s press...
Read MoreOn his South China Morning Post blog, Patrick Boehler profiles blogger Li Chengpeng, who has become a popular and outspoken commentator on politics after leaving his job as football (soccer) reporter: Li has become a hero for...
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal reports that the award-winning Django Unchained was halted during opening screenings on Thursday: Like a town marshal determined to nip trouble in the bud, China’s main film distributor rode into the...
Read MoreThe following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Central Propaganda Department: Regarding the epidemic situation in Shanghai, give first place to...
Read MoreWhile the Communist Party has long-excluded religion from its vision for China, some Chinese officials and common people still hold on to rather feudal beliefs. The well-known author, Yu Hua, tells stories on the New York Times:...
Read MoreIndonesia’s foreign minister told reporters on Thursday that his ASEAN counterparts will hold a special meeting with China to discuss a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea, according to AFP: The meeting was...
Read MoreAfter another escalation of provocative rhetoric from North Korea, Jon Stewart mocked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the country’s clear use of photoshop in propaganda on the April 2 episode of The Daily Show. The...
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