Development, or democracy?
On the eve of the “two meetings,” veteran Chinese diplomat Wu Jianmin writes in People’s Daily that what China and the world need is development, not democracy.
On the eve of the “two meetings,” veteran Chinese diplomat Wu Jianmin writes in People’s Daily that what China and the world need is development, not democracy.
In the midst of tightening controls, real “fake news” is published with impunity while real news is attacked as “fake” by government officials who fear exposure.
A new draft regulation meant to put a stop to forced demolitions and their social fallout has been passed in principle. Does it matter?
An official Xinhua news photo from a meeting of top propaganda leaders this month sends a strong message on media control.
As instances of students ratting out their teachers are on the rise in China, Zhang Ming explores the present and historical reasons.
Coverage of recent elections in Australia, the U.S, Taiwan and now Burma has been consumed hungrily by Chinese. Yang Hengjun asks why Chinese are so obsessed with foreign elections, and points out that misunderstandings still abound.
China’s newest generation of have-not “educated youths,” says Yu Jianrong, are on a collision course with China’s haves.
At China Reform, Yan Changhai reflects on what Chile’s recent handling of an earthquake and a mining disaster can teach China about politics and human life.
An academic paper in Today’s Mass Media looks at the changes the internet has brought to public opinion and agenda-setting in China.
The latest piece to attack the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to dissident Liu Xiaobo comes from an unlikely source.