Wen Jiabao: “Returning to Xingyi, Remembering Hu Yaobang”

April 15, 2010
By C. Custer
Wen Jiabao: “Returning to Xingyi, Remembering Hu Yaobang”

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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103 Students Killed in Qinghai Earthquake (So Far)

April 14, 2010
By C. Custer
103 Students Killed in Qinghai Earthquake (So Far)

According to this story, "Yushu Assistant Director of Education Xiao Yuping said that as of around 7:40 P.M. yesterday, there were already 56 students who were confirmed dead."
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Wang Hui and Plagiarism in Chinese Academia

April 13, 2010
By C. Custer
Wang Hui and Plagiarism in Chinese Academia

Wang Hui's plagiarism -- or lack thereof -- has taken on a life of its own and become a jumping-off point for lots of discussions on the state of Chinese academia.
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Li Yinhe: In Defence of Professor Ma Xiaohai

April 12, 2010
By Alex Taggart
Li Yinhe: In Defence of Professor Ma Xiaohai

Sexologist and activist Li Yinhe has dedicated her latest three blog posts to the defence of Ma Xiaohai, a Nanjing Technical University professor who recently pleaded ‘not guilty’ to accusations of group licentiousness, having been caught organising group sex meetings. In a previous post, Li defended Professor Ma’s right to sexual freedom (referring to...
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Introducing ChinaGeeks Chinese!

April 11, 2010
By C. Custer
Introducing ChinaGeeks Chinese!

In essence, it is a sister site to ChinaGeeks, covering many of the same topics and issues, but targeted at Chinese audience. Where ChinaGeeks translates social commentary from Chinese blogs, ChinaGeeks Chinese will translate China commentary from the English-language blogosphere, giving Chinese readers a view into the Western discourse on China and a way...
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Stability Preservation in China

April 10, 2010
By Andy Yee
Stability Preservation in China

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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