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Utopia website shutdown: interview with Fan Jinggang

Posted on 2012-04-14 by Robert Foyle Hunwick

The inspectors called on the Utopia bookstore in the early hours of Friday morning, April 6. There was one official from the State Council, one from the Municipal Network Management Office and another from the Public Security Bureau. An unusually … Continue reading →

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Both Xi Jinping and Zhou Yongkang meet with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Posted on 2012-04-13 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page of today’s People’s Daily features the headline, “Use practical acts to maintain reform, development and stability.” The article says the majority of party members, cadres and the masses strongly support the CPC Central Committee’s decision to discipline Bo Xilai and … Continue reading →

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People’s Daily: “People must unify their thinking and rally behind the CPC Central Committee”

Posted on 2012-04-12 by Allison Carol Goldman

The People’s Daily , the official mouth-piece of the Communist Part of China, today features an article on its front page headlined: “Consciously maintain the good aspects of reform, development and stability.” The article states that the broad masses of Chinese cadres … Continue reading →

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Bo Xilai investigation and school bus regulations

Posted on 2012-04-11 by Allison Carol Goldman

China Youth Daily is a popular newspaper under the auspices of the Communist Youth League of China that claims a circulation of around 800,000. The largest headline on today’s front page is that the State Council has formally released new school bus … Continue reading →

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“Resist online rumors,” a legal worker says

Posted on 2012-04-10 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front-page of today’s Beijing Daily features an op-ed titled, “Don’t Give Rumors Any Position” by Jing Ping. Jing is “someone who works in the law” (法律工作者). He argues that citizens have a duty not to spread Internet rumors, which he defines … Continue reading →

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73,400 students register for the gaokao; 650,000 sweep tombs

Posted on 2012-04-09 by Allison Carol Goldman

The front page top headline of the Beijing Morning Post, April 3: “In Beijing, 73,400 people registered for the gaokao (the national college entrance exam).” This represents a decline in registrants, down from 76,000 last year. The article predicted, however, that university admissions … Continue reading →

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Utopia, Maoist discussion forum, shut down for a month

Posted on 2012-04-06 by Danwei

The following notice was posted to the Utopia website (乌有之乡), a popular leftist, nationalist discussion forum. This morning, the Ninth Bureau of the State Council Information Office, the Beijing Municipal Network Management Office, and the Beijing Municipal PSB Network Security … Continue reading →

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Should Chinese political delegates wear $2,000 suits?

Posted on 2012-03-06 by Jeremy Goldkorn

A photo montage is being circulated on Sina Weibo that shows Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) delegate Li Xiaolin wearing an Emilio Pucci blazer and pants suit contrasted against a group of raggedy village children. Li Xiaolin is currently … Continue reading →

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Breast feeding rebels in China

Posted on 2012-03-06 by Sascha Matuszak

Chengdu, China — A peaceful parental counter-movement is growing that is beginning to question the popular reliance in China on medically assisted births and infant formula, as well as the Tiger Mom ethos that puts children through the educational grinder. They … Continue reading →

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Lei Feng in the age of the microblog

Posted on 2012-03-05 by Jeremy Goldkorn

March 5, 2012 is the 50th anniversary of the death of Lei Feng, a legendary PLA soldier who was devoted to Chairman Mao and selflessly serving the people. He is said to have died on March 5, 1962; in 1963 … Continue reading →

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