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Chongqing rejoices at corrupt official’s execution

Wen Qiang is executed in Chongqing. Banners are hung out to celebrate.

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Object lessons in human cruelty

Wu Fei, an essayist and educator, uses the inclusion of Schindler’s List in a middle school textbook as the starting point for a discussion about the dehumanizing effect of on-screen killing, from televised executions intended to calm the anger of the public, to war movies that feature graphic violence.

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