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Southern Weekly in conversation with Chen Daoming

Two weeks ago, Southern Weekly ran a long interview with Chen Daoming. In it, Chen talks about the bygone days of when directors actually took time to film TV series and when film-makers were not just trying to grab money.

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Southern Weekly on Thailand and democracy

The Chinese media have covered the protests rather heavily, with the implicit message frequently being that chaos is the expected outcome when developing countries embrace democracy.

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Southern Weekly on how to deal with “naked officials”

Naked official Pang Jiayu in the happier days that existed before he was sentenced to 12 years for corruption (image source) According to China’s Ministry of Commerce, around 4,000 corrupt officials fled the mainland between 1978 and 2003, taking more … Continue reading

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How monks aided in the Yushu earthquake relief effort

A translation by Dave Camp of a Southern Weekly report on the work of local Yushu lamas in the earthquake relief effort.

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The government encourages you to send positive text messages

Positive text messages that reflect the true spirit of Chinese culture and civilization. Cover from Economic Daily, article from Southern Weekly.

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How to run a good newspaper: don’t cause trouble

The editor in chief of a party daily in Guangdong has some thoughts about how to run a newspaper.

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The case of the missing Obama front page

The Southern Weekly, one of China’s more aggressively investigative newspapers, were the only print media outlet to get an interview with Obama. Central government controlled Xinhua and CCTV did not get one-on-one interviews with the American president.

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Tilting at the Customs Administration over confiscated books

A professor sues over Hong Kong books that were seized at the border. Things don’t look promising: Chen Xiwo lost his case over the confiscation of a book of his own stories, and Zhu Yuantao won a brief victory six years ago only to see it reversed a few months later. Southern Weekly investigates.

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“What makes the most profit? Risk does.” China Film Group CEO interview with Southern Weekly

Han Sanping, the CEO of China Film Group, is extensively interviewed by Southern Weekly about overwhelming statics, creating a “dialogue” with Americans and their film industry, and how the State apparatus supports the making of movies and fostering of young directors in China.

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One year after the quake: cadres, monks and numbers

Southern Weekly, China Newsweek, and The Beijing News write one year after the quake.

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