Deng’s China, 20 Years On
With the next generation of Chinese rulers knocking on the door of the Politburo ahead of a leadership reshuffle later this year, The Atlantic’s Damien Ma looks ahead by first looking back on Deng Xiaoping’s...
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Wang Zhanyang on Wukan and Village Autonomy
Wang Zhanyang, Director of the Political Science Department at the Central Institute of Socialism, contributed this essay to a forum on the implications of Wukan for the country as a whole. The forum responds to the December 22...
Read MoreWukan and the Rule of Law
The Jamestown Foundation’s Willy Lam reflects on the conciliatory approach taken by CCP officials in Guangdong to bring an end to the Wukan protests last month, warning that the fate of future mass incidents rests on the...
Read MoreTop China Official Urges More 'Forceful' Web Controls
With micro-blogs becoming a powerful way for citizens to express themselves outside of traditional media controls, officials in China are urging more forceful and effective controls over micro-bloggers. The Associated Press...
Read MoreChina Detains Three for Online Rumor-Mongering
Chinese authorities have punished three people for spreading rumors online, according to a statement issued by the State Internet Information Office on Tuesday, as it enforces recently-passed measures intended to rein in...
Read MoreMiss China, Mr Anti-America Both Hope for Future in US
Though she failed to conquer the Universe, Miss China is eager to use her experience in the contest as a springboard to a future career in the America, according to The Wall Street Journal’s Metropolis blog. Luo Zilin...
Read MoreStorm Over Canadian MP's Flirtatious Emails to Xinhua Reporter
Fears of Chinese espionage have been inflamed in Canada by the revelation of flirtatious emails sent by Conservative MP Bob Dechert last year to Shi Rong of Xinhua’s Toronto bureau. From The Globe and Mail: This all came...
Read MoreGive Government Transparency a Day in the Sun
A Century Weekly editorial urges greater official transparency in China, noting a recently issued Party circular on the construction of “a clean, responsible and service-oriented government that respects the rule of...
Read MoreZhang Xiang: A Reply Letter to the Domestic Security Department
Zhang Xiang, an instructor in Computer Security at Xi’an University of Technology, wrote the following in response to threatening messages he received after discussing the Great Firewall in his class. Translated by CDT....
Read MoreIn China, Corruption and Unrest Threaten Autocratic Rule
An article in the Atlantic looks at the nexus between legal reform, social unrest, and corruption in China: Many China experts have noted that the protests arise because China does not afford citizens either open political...
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