In the March 25 issue of Phoenix Weekly, an “anonymous” ex-inmate recounts life in the Chinese prison system: Prisoners who’ve just gone in will get a hazing from long-time inmates. Normally, the block monitor himself – the group leader of the cell – will dress them down, and there are all sorts of ways of […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China will limit the building of man-made islands to help protect the marine environment and will ensure that any islands built are not too close together and do not affect shipping, a state newspaper said on Friday. Noting that artificial islands can help solve tight land supply problems in the country’s booming and […]
Read MoreFrom Radio Free Asia, via New Century News, translated by David Kelly: After 13 years’ struggle and following a hard labour, the PRC’s Property Law was eventual delivered, and was doubtless an important historic...
Read MoreFrom the New York Times: China has called on the Bush administration to reverse a decision to impose steep duties on Chinese exports of coated paper, state-controlled news media reported during the weekend. The Commerce Ministry issued a strong protest over the measures announced on Friday, which some American industry officials have suggested could be […]
Read MoreFrom New York Times: China has called on the Bush administration to reverse a decision to impose steep duties on Chinese exports of coated paper, state-controlled news media reported during the weekend. The Commerce Ministry issued a strong protest over the measures announced on Friday, which some American industry officials have suggested could be the […]
Read MoreYang Zhizhu is listed as “librarian, China Youth Political Academy; Webmaster, “Issues and Isms,” Thanks to David Kelly for the translation. The original Chinese text is here. Since the determination on 19...
Read MoreFrom China Meida Project: Cases like the beating death of reporter Lan Chengzhang earlier this year, and the controversy surrounding the Foxconn Case in August 2006, have underscored the growing problem of media ethics and press corruption in China. A crucial point often overlooked in coverage of this issue is the relationship between problems in […]
Read MoreFrom the BBC News: Seven men will probably face charges after an investigation of the death of a journalist who was investigating a coal mine in Shanxi. Although some local officials say he was not an accredited journalist and may have been trying to extort money, there was still a public outcry among the reporters […]
Read MoreFrom Morgan Stanley – Global Economic Forum: Those were not my words – at least not when I heard them firsthand in Beijing, last Friday, 15 March. In uncharacteristically blunt language, China’s Premier, Wen Jiabao, used the occasion of his annual press conference following the conclusion of the National People’s Congress to send a very […]
Read MoreTaiwan’s next presidential election is one year off, but it’s no secret as to whom Beijing is endorsing. Official media fanfare for “Ah Ma” (ÈòøÈ©¨), likely Nationalist Party (KMT) nominee Ma Ying-jeou (È©¨Ë㱉πù), has been less than subtle of late. Over the weekend, the CCTV-4 program Haixia Liang’an (ʵ∑Â≥°‰∏§Â≤∏) featured Ma in a string of […]
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