The first part of our translation of Southern Weekend's very in-depth look into the way that government officials are moved around and what causes one official to be promoted over another one.
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The first part of our translation of Southern Weekend's very in-depth look into the way that government officials are moved around and what causes one official to be promoted over another one.
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Netizens comment on how China should treat North Korea and approach the growing tension in the Korean peninsula in the wake of the announcement that the DRPK sunk a South Korean warship with a torpedo.
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"The internet has become a milestone invention for Chinese politics. But really, this is shameful. The internet has provided a way to supervise officials; however, if our laws (including the constitution) were enforced to the letter, we wouldn't be clutching at straws hoping the internet can solve our problems."
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Gao Zhisheng is missing again. What the hell is going on with this case?
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An harsh editorial from a State-owned paper condemning corruption and blaming it as the cause of high housing prices might signal the gov't is finally taking the housing bubble seriously.
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Zhang Wen offers a primer on Bo Xilai, and compares him to Mao. Can Bo usher in a new era of politics in China, or is he taking it back to the days of yore?
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Yang Hengjun speaks to the post-80s generation, explaining his 70-year theory on why authoritarianism always fails.
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A complete translation of Wen Jiabao's editorial in memory of Hu Yaobang. This essay is very significant because it might indicate that there is a political shift happening in terms of how Hu Yaobang and even the Tiananmen Square protests are being viewed.
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The Chinese government puts the maintenance of social stability as a paramount task. But Social unrest, or what is called mass incidents in Chinese, have been increasing.
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Although Premier Wen Jiabao memorized quite a few poetic phrases at the press conference, for many media outlets, the most memorable event of this year’s National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (两会) was the “Hongzhong pen snatching” incident.
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