The Chinese government has begun work on a £3-billion (approximately US$4.65 billion) theme park on the outskirts of Lhasa, the capital of the troubled Tibetan Autonomous Region. Despite the huge potential economic interests...
Read MoreBishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, who quit the state-endorsed Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (CPCA) over the weekend during a mass for his ordination as bishop of Shanghai, has reportedly been isolated at a seminary on the...
Read MoreGoogle chairman and unofficial “ambassador to the World” Eric Schmidt believes that China’s efforts to control online content and conversation are doomed to collapse. From Josh Rogin at Foreign Policy: “I...
Read MoreA Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman fired back on Monday against announced plans by the Japanese government to purchase the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, according to the China Daily: “We cannot allow...
Read MoreSpeaking yesterday at an international forum on democracy in Mongolia, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the nation as an “inspiration” for linking political and economic liberalization, while taking an...
Read MoreRadio Free Asia reports that a 43rd Tibetan self-immolation protest took place just north of Lhasa on Saturday. It is not known whether the protester survived. The man, in his 20’s, shouted slogans in support of Tibet’s...
Read MoreNew York University law professor Jerome Cohen argues that China’s efforts to build soft power are doomed to failure by its use of the criminal justice system as an instrument of political repression. This tendency seems...
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Conquer Space, Suppress the Cosmos 征服太空 镇压宇宙 Nothing is impossible 没有不可能完成的任务 Attend...
Read MoreAs China’s leadership transition approaches, the public battle of political ideals is becoming more acute. Despite their sharply divided positions, those on the left and the right share one thing: most of the vocal theorists...
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Protests in Shifang over a planned copper molybdenum plant succeeded in halting the project, but...
Read MoreFor his latest contribution to his CDT series, cartoonist Crazy Crab of Hexie Farm again takes on government propaganda by representing it as a bullhorn hiding a gun. “Great, glorious and correct” and...
Read MoreThe recent large-scale protests over a proposed molybdenum copper plant in Shifang, Sichuan resulted in the cancellation of the plans by the local government. But residents are still angry about the government’s lack of...
Read MoreBloomberg news staff Bonnie Cao reports on the central government interest rate cut and the immediate effects on the real estate market:“All financial institutions must continue to strictly implement a differentiated housing...
Read MoreChinese state media has reported that a gas explosion in Hunan has killed seven people. Mining accidents in China occur frequently, and reports claim that the official death toll over the past ten years has reached over 47,000....
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