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Listen to what the government tells its people

Government tries to persuade residents to leave their apartment to make room for new real estate development.

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How important is the ability to write an English toast?

Information Times (信息时报): An exam held in Guangzhou to select provincial officials requires them to write an English-language toast.

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Don’t ask so laowai don’t have to tell

An essay was written by Geremie Barmé, scholar, filmmaker and author of the new book The Forbidden City.

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Internet regulator restructured

The new, revamped Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology.

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Government landmark for sale

Southern Metropolis Daily (南方都市报): Chengdu government called a press conference announcing that the centre is going to be auctioned to raise funds for the reconstruction in the earthquake area.

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Dial 12388 to report corruption

Chongqing Times (重庆时报): CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Ministry of Supervision launched a hotline in June 25 that enables citizens to report corrupt activities in the public service.

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Intestinal virus kills 19

Liaoshen Daily (辽沈晚报) reprinted a Xinhua report of the outbreak of intestinal virus in Fuyang on its front page.

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Why do Chinese Internet users like government controls?

Deborah Fallows’s commentary and stats about the Chinese Internet: usage habits, demographics, content, trust in online media, government controls

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Men behind the Nanny

The Publicity Department (formerly known as the Propaganda Department) has held a “forum” in Beijing to promote what it calls “news editorial staff management regulations (in testing phase)”. These regulations appear to be same the set of rules earlier reported on Danwei of which the stated intent is to clear up corrupt journalistic practices.

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