The defense plea entered by lawyers for activist Tan Zuoren at his trial on August 12 is circulating, though it is often being quickly erased. Nonetheless, many, including Tan’s lawyer Xia Lin, continue to discuss it. CDT...
Read MoreChina Media Project translates an article looking at how officials can manage the “crisis” of public opinion in China. From the CMP introduction: Below is a piece published in a recent issue of China Press Journal...
Read MoreReuters reports: The China Iron and Steel Association, which is leading annual iron ore price talks, has sought this year to impose its will on an industry it accuses of undermining its demand for a bigger price cut. Its calls...
Read MoreThe New York Times gives an update on the charges against China-based Rio TInto employees: China appeared on Monday to step away from accusations made over the weekend that the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto had...
Read MoreChinese censors are busy these days, chasing news from Africa linked to the son of the president, or voices protesting imprisoned rights scholars, lawyers, and activists. Now they have set their eyes on the following text,...
Read MoreFrom the Times of India: the Ming Pao newspaper mistakenly reported that the Chinese government is prepared to give up Arunachal Pradesh in return for Aksai Chin: China wants just 28 per cent of the 120,000 square kms of...
Read MoreFu Ying, the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, wrote an op-ed in the Telegraph which comments on foreign perceptions of China’s rise: …There is a yawning gap between this perception of China as an active,...
Read MoreThe Financial Times tells the story of a raid orchestrated by the German chief executive of Frankfurt-listed Business Media China of the company’s Beijing headquarters: The impromptu raid turned up a raft of evidence...
Read MoreTime Magazine reports on apparent confusion over potential changes to China’s one-child policy, as reported last week: The one-child policy is such a cornerstone of contemporary China that when word got out late last week...
Read MoreAs the Chinese government moves to block or shutdown several social media sites, NPR reports on the potential influence of Twitter and other like-minded sites for Chinese netizens. Listen to the report here: Several Chinese NGOs...
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