Author Archives: Joel Martinsen

Jilin has nothing to fear from the DPRK

A newspaper reassures its readership after North Korea shells the south.

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A charity fund in your name

By donating 10,000 RMB, Suzhou residents can set up a charity fund in their name.

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Porcelain Pagoda to be rebuilt

Wang Jianlin donates a billion RMB to reconstruct the Da Bao’en Temple, which was destroyed in the Taiping Rebellion.

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Drop the bread if you want to live

Jianghuai Morning News scares its readers

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Bringing the Bohai Sea to Xinjiang

A conference proposes routing seawater from Bohai Gulf to Xinjiang to fight desertification.

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Dissidents and their activities

“其人其事” for various exiles and dissidents.

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Goings-on in Urumqi

The Xinjiang Metropolis Daily reports on some local news.

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Focus on Qamdo

The Tibet Business Daily has a serialized feature on the Liberation of Qamdo, 1950.

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A Nanjing without news kiosks

A Nanjing newsstand (see story #11 ) Nanjing has decided that news kiosks are a blight on the city. Erected on the roadway, they create yet another unnecessary obstacle to the growing number of cars on the streets. Moved to … Continue reading →

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Curtain falls on the Shanghai Expo

Expo 2010 wrapped up in Shanghai on Sunday, October 31.

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