“Reactionary” Notes from a Former Cadre
A few anonymous essays brought misfortune to a provincial cadre. On July 9, 2008, Rao Wenwei, the...
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Verdict in Heywood Murder Trial Due Monday
The verdict in Gu Kailai’s trial for the murder of Neil Heywood is to be announced on Monday, according to Reuters: “The verdicts for Gu Kailai and Zhang Xiaojun will be announced at 9 a.m. on Monday,” an...
Read MoreRailroad Court Drama Looms
One of China’s highest-ranking officials to face corruption charges, ousted Railway Minister Liu Zhijun is soon to face trial. From James T. Areddy at The Wall Street Journal: State media in recent days have begun running new...
Read MoreTenuous Calm After Pollution Protests (Updated)
AFP reports quiet in Qidong amid a heavy police presence following Saturday’s violent protests against a planned pipeline. “People don’t dare to go out in the streets today,” said a local resident, who...
Read MoreLaw, Stability and Sliding Reform
New 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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Netizen Voices: Hu Xijin on Shifang
Protests in Shifang over a planned copper molybdenum plant succeeded in halting the project, but...
Read MoreSichuan Environmental Protest Turns Violent (Updated)
Protesters gathered in the Sichuan city of Shifang on Monday to voice opposition to a planned molybdenum copper plant. The demonstration recalled last summer’s march against a chemical plant in Dalian, but this time...
Read MoreCorruption: The Goldilocks Argument
The subject of corruption and its place in Chinese culture and society has been the focus of vigorous debate. Wen Jiabao stated in March that corruption poses the “most crucial threat” to Party rule; Murong Xuecun...
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Sensitive Words: The Google Files
Last week, Google released a new feature in mainland China that alerts users to search terms that...
Read MoreIs Chen Guangcheng “Pro-Life”?
Chen Guangcheng’s work against forced abortions and sterilisations began in 2005, nine years after his first foray into legal activism. It landed him on the 2006 TIME 100 list and in six years of various forms of...
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