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Chinese activists arrested by Japan on disputed Diaoyu island

Posted on 2012-08-16 by Barry van Wyk

In the midst of a complicated and ongoing political dispute involving China and a host of other countries over a number of islands in the South China Sea, various papers in China today carried front page stories on 14 Chinese … Continue reading →

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Violent criminal Zhou Kehua killed in Chongqing

Posted on 2012-08-15 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of today’s Chongqing Shangbao is dedicated to yesterday’s shooting of the serial killer Zhou Kehua. The headline says the “violent criminal Zhou Kehua was killed”, and includes the subheading: “He who shot the guard on March 19 was gunned … Continue reading →

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Legless mountaineer and other stories from China’s front pages

Posted on 2012-08-14 by Barry van Wyk

A few heart-warming stories from the front pages of China’s newspapers today, and a more disturbing one as a notorious criminal is killed. From Shanxi Evening News (山西晚报) comes the inspirational story of Chen Zhou (陈州), a man from Shandong with no … Continue reading →

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Memorial arch collapses in Hangzhou

Posted on 2012-08-13 by Barry van Wyk

The front page story today in the Jinling Evening News in Nanjing reports on an incident that occurred yesterday in Hangzhou when a memorial arch collapsed, killing two and injuring one. At about 09:40 in the morning, the wood and brick structure of … Continue reading →

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Sinica Week: The Chairman

Posted on 2012-08-11 by Nicole Sy

This is the Sinica Week, a summary of the most important China stories from the last seven days along with recommendations from guests on Sinica, a weekly podcast about current affairs in China, hosted by Kaiser Kuo and Danwei’s Jeremy … Continue reading →

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The life of other people

Posted on 2012-08-11 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. This week’s digest proposes three personal reflections on urban life in contemporary China. All three … Continue reading →

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Photos of Hong Kong’s anti-national education protest

Posted on 2012-08-04 by Hudson Lockett

This photo gallery of the anti-national education protest in Hong Kong is by Danwei contributor Hudson C. Lockett IV, a Beijing-based freelance writer and photographer. His last article for Danwei was on ecologist Xie Yan’s fight against bad conservation laws in … Continue reading →

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Sidney Rittenberg: Reflections on a lifetime in China

Posted on 2012-08-03 by Allison Carol Goldman

Sidney Rittenberg is the subject of a new documentary film called “The Revolutionary.” He is an American who lived in China from 1945 to 1980. His arrival was partly coincidence: he was drafted during World War II and sent to … Continue reading →

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The tears of animals

Posted on 2012-08-03 by Julien Leyre

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. Pets are increasingly common in China, but how do Chinese people think of the relationship … Continue reading →

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Yeah She Wins: Sinica Week

Posted on 2012-08-03 by Hudson Lockett

This is the Sinica Week, a summary of the most important China stories from the last seven days along with recommendations from guests on Sinica, a weekly podcast about current affairs in China, hosted by Kaiser Kuo and Danwei’s Jeremy … Continue reading →

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