From AP, via The Guardian: The Chinese authorities have ordered all weblogs and websites in the country to register with the government or face closure in Beijing’s latest attempt to control online dissent. Commercial...
Read MoreFrom The LA Times (Sub required): Two years after coming to power, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao have staked out a two-pronged strategy for political control: projecting a kinder, gentler image while cracking down on those disseminating unauthorized information. The news this week that a prominent Hong Kong journalist had been detained […]
Read MoreBelow is an article I wrote for Dangerous Assignments, the magazine of the Committee to Protect Journalists: ____________ The Rise of Rights? In Guangzhou case, weiquan advocates find success is tempered by harsh reality. Sun...
Read MoreIn the Jamestown Foundation’s China Brief (via Asia Media), Willy Lam writes: It is not surprising that President Hu Jintao and his colleagues decided in mid-April to cool down anti-Japanese protests: a body blow has been dealt to China’s reputation as a responsible member of the global community. The fact that the Chinese Communist Party […]
Read MoreFrom ISSN: It is not surprising that Chinese President Hu Jintao and his colleagues decided in mid-April to cool down anti-Japanese protests: a body blow has been dealt to China’s reputation as a responsible member of the global community. The fact that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) administration was close to losing control over xenophobic […]
Read MoreFrom the Taipei Times, via Asia Media: Taiwan would be willing to reopen its doors to two Chinese media outlets so long as Beijing lifts its blackout against the online versions of two Taipei-based newspapers and refrains from blocking its local press groups from posting reporters in Taiwan, a senior official said yesterday… On April […]
Read MoreFrom the Standard: Some say Hu has cast himself as a hard-liner to consolidate his position after a delicate leadership transition and could still lead the party in a more open direction. There is a growing consensus inside and outside the government, however, that the 62-year-old former engineer believes the party should strengthen its rule […]
Read MoreThanks to Yawei Liu for sending the following information: Collective protest takes place in China regularly but this anti-pollution riot in Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, is rare and significant in many aspects. First, the...
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: Hu Shuli, the most powerful business editor in China, used to write propaganda for Workers’ Daily, the Communist Party’s publication. Now Ms. Hu pushes an aggressive staff of 50 young journalists to investigate government corruption and lift the veil on corporate fraud in China. Since 1998, Ms. Hu, 52, has […]
Read MoreFrom Guardian Unlimited: Condoleezza Rice’s recent visit to east Asia concluded in Beijing, where she made clear her opposition to the new anti-secession law and her view that Japan should be a permanent member of the UN security council. With Sino-Japanese relations deteriorating and unification of Taiwan with China regarded as non-negotiable by the Chinese, […]
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