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Some thoughts on China’s New Human Righ …

Some thoughts on China’s New Human Rights Plan So China has just recently unveiled its human rights plan, marking the first time there has been a specific plan for human rights. The document outlines the Chinese govt’s overall strategy, and … Continue reading

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China’s “Reportage” magazine: pay to get published

This magazine, considered a national level magazine, has been discovered by some plucky reporters at the Youth Daily to be quite amenable to the idea that you can publish something as long as you pay for it. Of course, not … Continue reading

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Guizhou: throwback to Cultural Revolution days

贵州桐梓举行公捕公判大会_网易新闻中心 via kwout 贵州桐梓举行公捕公判大会_网易新闻中心 via kwout Throwback? Maybe they never quite got out of the Cultural Revolution. Some commentators support such measures, but I think that the distinction has to be made between fighting crime (which is naturally a good … Continue reading

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Protesting in China, or the red tape Olympics

Chinaelections.org has an interesting essay on the rules pertaining to public assembly and protest in the PRC. This was written before the Games, and in light of all that (didn’t happen) during the Games, the information here might be worth … Continue reading

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China now becoming an infrastructure builder around the world?

I was just reading this article from Ha’aretz about some of China’s major infrastructure projects in Israel, including the Carmel Tunnel. Interesting stuff, for example, a partial list of some of China’s more recent and more prominent projects: “China’s presence … Continue reading

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Beijing white-collars: 80 people living in a 100 sq. meter apt?

北京白领群租生活:100多平米可住80人_网易新闻中心 via kwout Frankly, when i read this headline I didn’t think it could be true, but here’s the article, judge for yourselves. You remember this issue cropped up in Shanghai maybe a couple of months or a year ago, … Continue reading

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