CDT previously reported on the death of two hijackers on Tianjin Airlines flight GS7554. Chinese state media now reports three more have been sentenced to death for their involvement of the hijacking. From Xinhua: The...
Read MoreA new survey suggests that China’s Gini coefficient—a measure of inequality—is far higher than either other recent estimates or the 0.4 mark often said to represent potentially destabilising inequality. China has not...
Read MoreXi Jinping, who recently took over as chief of the Chinese Communist Party, traveled last week to Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, in a replay of Deng Xiaoping’s 1992 trip which launched broad-ranging economic reforms. His...
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Read MoreThe Financial Times profiles 16-year-old Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen, who won gold at the London Olympics amid widespread, but unproven, accusations of doping: The responses and statements of Chinese athletes can get lost in...
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Read MoreWangchen Kyi,a 17-year-old girl in Tongren (Rebkong), Qinghai, set herself on fire today in the latest self-immolation. VOA reports: Sources tell VOA that Wangchen shouted slogans calling for the long life of the Dalai Lama and...
Read MoreCritics claim that the Chinese state’s control over and censorship of the film industry has stifled profits and creativity. Today the Los Angeles Times reports more indie filmmakers, such as Yang Jin, are looking for the...
Read MoreAs tensions continue to escalate over the South China Sea, AP reports Vietnam has broken up anti-China protests in two cities and has detained 20: Police initially allowed about 200 protesters to march from Hanoi’s iconic...
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Read MoreTwo more Tibetans died after setting themselves on fire today during gatherings to mark Gaden Ngamchoe, a Buddhist day of prayer, bringing the total number of self-immolations since 2009 to 94. From Dharamsala-based Phayul: Pema...
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