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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Guardian's hard-hitting reporting sheds light on Ministry of Culture's sinister plot to deprive China's 1.3 billion diehard Dylan fans of chance to see the rebellious rocker live on the Mainland.
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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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The number of things we don't know and don't understand could fill vast tomes, and these tomes, when stacked, would form towering, ominous stelae, reminding netizens whose ships have docked or been dashed upon the rocks of our shores that while our words may be interesting, they are never infallible.
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