Bishop 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...
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Protests in Shifang over a planned copper molybdenum plant succeeded in halting the project, but...
Read MoreAs China sent it’s first female astronaut into space, women were also faced with the issue of forced abortions, which brought the issue of gender equality to attention. There are now reports that the gender gap is further...
Read MorePeter Mattis writes for The Diplomat that talk of political reform has threatened the unity of the CCP and, as evidenced by a number of recent official Chinese media articles, has also stoked concern over the loyalty of the...
Read MoreThree years after nearly 200 people died when thousands of Uyghurs clashed with Han Chinese in Urumqi after protesting against the death of two Uyghur migrant workers in southern China, Amnesty International reports that dozens...
Read MoreThe planned copper plant in Sichuan Province over which protesters and riot police clashed earlier this week has been cancelled, and those detained during the confrontation released. From Keith Bradsher at The New York Times:...
Read MoreWhile China blasts into space and dives into the sea, Chinese President, Hu Jintao, spoke to the astronauts and praised them for their successful docking mission. From Xinhua: Chinese President Hu Jintao came to the Beijing...
Read MoreAs China’s top leaders decide the fate of disgraced former Chongqing party chief and one-time Politburo Standing Committee hopeful Bo Xilai, and as observers debate his legacy, Chris Buckley looks back to Bo’s...
Read MoreBeijing’s Confucius Institute, a program to aid in spreading Chinese soft-power to the world via language and cultural education, has generated much controversy since its beginnings in 2004. While government sponsored...
Read MoreAndrew Jacobs describes the Party’s feared shuanggui internal disciplinary system, into which Bo Xilai cast several of his political rivals in Chongqing, and now appears to have fallen himself. From The New York Times:...
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