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Chinese warships enter the western Pacific

Posted on 2012-11-29 by Barry van Wyk

Early yesterday morning, Chinese warships passed through the Miyako Strait (or the Gonggu Strait 宫古海峡 in Chinese) just south-west of Okinawa, heading out in the western Pacific for the purpose of carrying out “routine training exercises”. The front page of the Shenzhen Evening … Continue reading →

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Pandemonium on China’s stock market

Posted on 2012-11-28 by Barry van Wyk

There’s pandemonium on China’s newspaper front pages today: the stock market is falling even faster than the sliding temperatures. So there’s graphics of bears and plunging arrows galore. The Southern Metropolis Daily (南方都市报) from Guangdong chose today to dispense with any graphics … Continue reading →

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Aircraft on the Liaoning and other stories from China’s newspapers today

Posted on 2012-11-26 by Barry van Wyk

Most of the front pages of China’s newspapers today revelled in the display of aircraft landing on China’s new aircraft carrier. Scroll down to see a gallery. But there was also much else on China’s front pages to enjoy today, … Continue reading →

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Graduates in Inner Mongolia, the army wants you

Posted on 2012-11-23 by Barry van Wyk

You may be somewhat surprised to find that the main front page headline of the Inner Mongolia Morning Post (内蒙古晨报) today is not an item of breaking news but an army recruitment article aimed at university graduates. The front page announces that 4,884 students … Continue reading →

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Impressions of Kashgar

Posted on 2012-11-23 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. Kashgar, in Xinjiang, is China’s Westernmost city. A traditional stop on the Northern silk road, … Continue reading →

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Why is the air quality in Ningbo so bad? A government official explains

Posted on 2012-11-22 by Barry van Wyk

Pollution in Ningbo has apparently been very bad of late, with ubiquitous fog, occasional dust storms and a gloomy dusk hanging over the city like a “layer of cotton yarn”. So the local Modern Express (现代快报) from Zhejiang province decided to try … Continue reading →

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Selfless teacher leaves career in the city for “dream job” teaching rural kids

Posted on 2012-11-20 by Barry van Wyk

When Peng Jun (彭军) graduated in 2011, he was all set for a career in the city and stepping up the ladder of social progress. Yet at a time when the norm is to seek to build your own fortune … Continue reading →

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The 18th Party Congress is over, let’s have some news

Posted on 2012-11-19 by Barry van Wyk

Now that the 18th Party Congress is over, newspapers all over China are free again to report on whatever they think can make their front pages as interesting and as inviting as possible. So here’s a selection of four front … Continue reading →

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Xi Jinping: “New start, new expectations, new era”

Posted on 2012-11-16 by Barry van Wyk

Xi Jinping has the biggest and most ubiquitous picture on the front pages of China’s newspapers today, signifying that he is now in charge, unlike yesterday when Hu Jintao’s picture was still all over the front pages. With the new seven-member Politburo … Continue reading →

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The Wrinkly Arm of the Law

Posted on 2012-11-16 by Christopher Cherry

A photo diary of encounters with retiree security volunteers in Beijing during the 18th Party Congress. It’s something of an unusual policing tactic, employing tens of thousands of smiling, crinkly-eyed pensioners as the first line of defense against the unending … Continue reading →

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