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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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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A "pigeon bomb" explosion -- suspected to be a terrorist attack -- occurred in Shenzhen on the morning of March 31st. A pigeon of unknown origins with a bomb died to it flew to the northwest corner of the News Center Building near Futian and suddenly exploded.
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More on Ai Weiwei's Sichuan earthquake project, his experience testifying in Tan Zuoren's case, and his thoughts on the retirement of Gao Zhisheng.
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"Just because someone involved in the discussions has also occasionally expressed passion for democracy, in the discussion they're labeled "democratic personages" and mocked by others when there is a difference of opinion between them. Because of this, democracy itself is called into question too."
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"I like the internet, and I'm willing to throw all of my energy into it and toil for it. Doing something on the internet, whether it's a big or small thing, is what makes me happiest."
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"The system of values a country embraces is inextricably linked to the fate of that country’s youth."
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Twitter is a veritable who's who of Chinese dissidents, laid out for government agents on a pretty blue background. But there may be a bigger issue.
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"China University of Political Science and Law doesn’t need someone who strangles academic freedom and tramples on professors’ rights as a department head."
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The Chongqing Evening News runs the gutsiest news story we've read all year -- a frank retelling of the story of Google's exodus, hidden in plain sight through mythologizing and anthropomorphization.
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