People's Daily pushes for greater "reason"
As rancor grows over a range of social and political issues, the Party’s paper calls for “rationality.”
As rancor grows over a range of social and political issues, the Party’s paper calls for “rationality.”
Restrictions on civil society must be relaxed, encouraging citizen involvement in all aspects of social and political life, says Yu Keping.
The “stench of death” is thick in Chinese higher education, says CMP fellow Zhang Ming. And the only way out of the morass is to open up the sector to private and foreign investment, even if it means bringing church-run universities back.
An tense series of essays last week by Global Times editor Wang Wen and writer Ye Fu exposes raw nerves.
In an open letter, He Weifang (贺卫方) expresses concern for the way the city of Chongqing has taken serious steps back on rule of law.
The Global Times lashes out against “the West,” which it says is using the Ai Weiwei case to undermine China’s institutions.
To get a grasp of current affairs and politics in China today, you might have to brush up on your dialectical materialism. The rhetoric of China’s conservative left seems to be on the rise. Is Stalin (left) making a comeback?
A remark by MOFA spokeswoman Jiang Yu exposes the contempt some Chinese officials have for rule of law.
An editorial in the overseas edition of People’s Daily says Middle Eastern-style political movements will not touch China.
A hardline editorial in the official Beijing Daily says enemies who have sought to “incite illegal assemblies” in China will fail.