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Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:29:07 GMT

In China, Elites Follow Different Rules

Foreign Policy’s Christina Larson contrasts the plight of young professionals in Beijing with the conspicuous consumption and misbehavior of the...

Foreign Policy’s Christina Larson contrasts the plight of young professionals in Beijing with the conspicuous consumption and misbehavior of the children of China’s elites, suggesting that an inequality of privilege has supplanted the Chinese dream of social mobility through merit: Could it possibly be true that… Read more »

By Scott Greene

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:20:45 GMT

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China Digital Times

By Samuel Wade

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:15:45 GMT

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China Digital Times

By Samuel Wade

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:10:45 GMT

Recycling America’s Christmas Tree Lights

China Digital Times

China’s hunger for materials and its powerful economies of scale can make a viable business of recycling what would occupy landfills elsewhere. At...

China’s hunger for materials and its powerful economies of scale can make a viable business of recycling what would occupy landfills elsewhere. At The Atlantic, Adam Minter describes the town of Shijiao, whose factories recycle more than 20 million pounds… Read more »

By Samuel Wade

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:05:45 GMT

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By Samuel Wade

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:00:45 GMT

UN Concern for Gao Zhisheng; Wang Lihong, Others Released

China Digital Times

The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, issued a statement on Tuesday expressing concern at the sudden revocation...

The office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, issued a statement on Tuesday expressing concern at the sudden revocation of missing lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s probation, and at proposed revisions to the Criminal Procedure Law which would… Read more »

By Samuel Wade

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:35:40 GMT

Former senior provincial legislator gets life sentence for corruption

Shanghai Daily

A court in the coastal city of Xiamen sentenced Zhang Jiameng, former vice chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee...

A court in the coastal city of Xiamen sentenced Zhang Jiameng, former vice chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee in eastern China, to life imprisonment yesterday for accepting bribes. The...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:08:00 GMT

China Moves Quickly to Support North Korea

China Digital Times

Following the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the Chinese government has moved quickly to maintain its influence over the new regime of...

Following the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, the Chinese government has moved quickly to maintain its influence over the new regime of Kim’s son, Kim Jong-Un, in an effort to prevent instability on the Korean peninsula. The Hindu… Read more »

By Sophie Beach

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:03:00 GMT

Hong Kong Shares Inch Higher

China Digital Times

After the drop in the Hang Seng Index due to the news of Kim Jong-il’s death and fears of instability in the region, Hong Kong stocks were able to...

After the drop in the Hang Seng Index due to the news of Kim Jong-il’s death and fears of instability in the region, Hong Kong stocks were able to rebound and close up 0.1 percent. Business Week reports: The Hang… Read more »

By melissa chan

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:30:13 GMT

Two Ambassadors On China

China Digital Times

US ambassador Gary Locke discussed the state of Sino-US relations, the deterioration of China’s human rights conditions, and his own strange...

US ambassador Gary Locke discussed the state of Sino-US relations, the deterioration of China’s human rights conditions, and his own strange celebrity in an interview with The Associated Press: … Recent initiatives by President Barack Obama to strengthen the U.S.… Read more »

By Samuel Wade

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:25:13 GMT

China’s Latest Legal Crackdown

China Digital Times

Jerome Cohen describes the two sides of proposed changes to China’s Criminal Procedure Law, which threaten to create “a murky, two-tiered legal...

Jerome Cohen describes the two sides of proposed changes to China’s Criminal Procedure Law, which threaten to create “a murky, two-tiered legal regime” by improving protections for some while eroding them for others. From the U.S. Asia Law Institute: The… Read more »

By Samuel Wade

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:30:43 GMT

China Aims for High-Tech Primacy

China Digital Times

The New York Times looks at China’s efforts to become a leader in high-tech innovation: China already has almost twice the number of Internet users...

The New York Times looks at China’s efforts to become a leader in high-tech innovation: China already has almost twice the number of Internet users as in the United States, and Dr. Wu, a computer scientist and director of the Chinese Educational and Research Network, points out that his nation is moving more quickly than [...]

By Sophie Beach

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:25:43 GMT

Photo: A fortune teller, by Vern Fong

China Digital Times

A fortune teller, by Vern Fong © Sophie Beach for China Digital Times (CDT), 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Download...

A fortune teller, by Vern Fong © Sophie Beach for China Digital Times (CDT), 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Download Tools to Circumvent the Great Firewall

By Sophie Beach

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:20:43 GMT

Yan Lianke Appeals to Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao over Beijing Evictions

China Digital Times

When writer Yan Lianke was evicted from his recently-purchased home in Beijing, he wrote an appeal to President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao....

When writer Yan Lianke was evicted from his recently-purchased home in Beijing, he wrote an appeal to President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. Index on Censorship translated and published it: Three years ago, I bought a property in Flower City World Garden using royalties from my books and borrowed money. In July this year, [...]

By Sophie Beach