Rare essay humbles Mao Zedong
Even as dissident voices face growing pressure, one of the rarest acts of independence in decades emerges from a prominent reformist.
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Zhang vs. Yang on the China Model
CMP fellow Yang Jisheng squares off against Zhang Weiwei on the China Model.
In Japan, no need for stability preservation
As Japan grapples with catastrophe, some Chinese find important lessons in the building of real and sustainable social stability.
国之命在人心
In a press conference closing the 2011 “two meetings” of the National People’s Congress and People’s Political Consultative Conference — at which the proceedings had largely avoided the issue of political reform — Premier Wen Jiabao (温家宝) again stressed the importance of political reform and creating the conditions for the people to criticize and monitor […]
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.
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 […]