Goodbye, Mubarak!
As Egypt’s Mubarak was forced from power, China’s “super-blogger” Yang Hengjun teased out the parallels to China’s experience. The essay was quickly removed from China’s web.
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An Abrupt End to Violent Demolition?
In January 2011 China’s State Council passed in principle a draft regulation that seeks to do away with the widespread practice of forced home demolition to make room for development projects. Forced demolition, or qiang chai (强拆), and its social fallout has been one of the most pernicious issues to haunt China over the past […]
Yang Jisheng Jan 2011 YHCC quote
As severe social tensions bring fierce calls for political reform, and as the Chinese people thirst for democracy, can this tiny wave [of anti-Westernization] keep back the raging tide of Chinese democratization?
Chinese media must push the limits
The founder of two of China’s most influential newspapers tells an audience at HKU that Chinese journalists can do more, even now.
What were China's top stories in 2010?
In December People’s Daily Online offered a list of possible top-ten China news stories for 2010. Here are some important stories left out.
Dopes with Deep Connections
One of the biggest recent topics in China’s news media has been the stark contrast between the opportunities available in China to the sons and daughters of the powerful and the wealthy — the fu’erdai and guan’erdai — and the relative helplessness of unconnected young graduates, who simply can’t find jobs. This issue has focused […]
Who is "Zheng Qingyuan"?
A series of editorials published under an assumed name in the official People’s Daily sparks wide speculation in China as to the political interests behind them.
People's Daily: China must take its own road
An essay in People’s Daily says China must keep to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and avoid “Western” models.
Liu Xiaobo can't possibly understand
The People’s Daily shrugs off Liu Xiaobo, saying he can’t possibly understand the “spirit and belief” in socialism that drives Chinese.
Open letter from Party elders calls for free speech
Former Mao Zedong secretary Li Rui (left) and 22 other influential CCP elders circulate an open letter calling for freedom of speech.
