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Lets say you’re a journalist. You’ve got a story about how the Chinese government recently executed several Tibetans who were arrested in connection with the riots that happened last year. Your lede reads thusly: “Chinese authorities have carried out their first executions of Tibetans in connection with the deadly riots that swept Lhasa last...
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The China Digital Times pointed us in the direction of this BBC article: “African view: China’s New Long March“. Sigh. Is commercial practice and Chinese diplomacy in Africa really that similar to the actual Long March? No, it isn’t, but we can’t blame the BBC. They’re not exactly alone. Have a look: Teng’s New...
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has stopped for 105 days, two co-workers have left, but we are still here. Fanfou will come back.
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A colleague forwarded us this New York Times story about the recent Frankfurt book fair, at which the tensions between China and the West were very much on display. The Times has tagged it as “uneasy engagement”, and we couldn’t think of a more apropos phrase to describe the conference. Government representatives, dissident writers,...
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Their searching me out to speak with me came from good intentions. They advised me: next time, be a little more discreet, don't write this kind of blog post. I said, when I see or encounter injustice and inequality, if I don't even dare to speak about it, ignore it, adopt a superior attitude...
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