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Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Monday, May 28, 2012

Politics

中共高层欲淡化薄熙来事件 (Report: Party Leadership Calls for Less Emphasis on Bo Xilai Affair)
Deutsche Welle, May 28, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15977858,00.html

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Politics

China Police Interrogate Party Members over Letter
Agence France-Presse, May 24, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-police-interrogate-party-members-over-letter-055338557.html

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Politics

温家宝:领导人不懂得穷人就不懂得政治 (Premier Wen: Leaders Who Don’t Understand the Poor Don’t Understand Politics)
Changjiang Daily, May 22, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/77f/03b9fb.html

Monday, May 21, 2012

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Politics

High-profile Ouster in China Points to Battle between Reformists, Hard-liners
The Globe and Mail, May 15, 2012
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/ouster-of-chinas-security-chief-points-to-battle-between-reformists-hardliners/article2432206/

Monday, May 14, 2012

Politics

Bo Ally Gives Up China Security Roles
Financial Times, May 13, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/929411e8-9ce6-11e1-aa39-00144feabdc0.html

Friday, May 11, 2012

Politics

Chinese Dissidence from Tiananmen to Today
Foreign Affairs, May 10, 2012
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137628/sharon-k-hom/chinese-dissidence-from-tiananmen-to-today

Suppressing Dissent: The Emperor Does Know
The Economist, May 12, 2012
http://www.economist.com/node/21554561

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Politics

汪洋:幸福靠党是错误认识 (Guangdong Party Secretary: Wrong to Think the Party Is the Source of Happiness)
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xql-05092012160424.html

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Politics

學者指十八大推遲至明年機會不大 (Scholars: Delay of 18th Party Congress Unlikely)
NOW TV News, May 9, 2012
http://news.now.com/home/international/player?newsId=33314

Related:
China Considers Delay of Key Party Congress: Sources
Reuters, May 8, 2012
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/08/us-china-politics-idUKBRE8470XI20120508

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Politics

China’s ‘Princeling’ Generals Hit by Bo Purge
Financial Times, May 7, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4a932e72-9298-11e1-9e0a-00144feab49a.html

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Politics

Ousted Chinese Leader Is Said to Have Spied on Other Top Officials
The New York Times, April 25, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/world/asia/bo-xilai-said-to-have-spied-on-top-china-officials.html

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Politics

State-run Press Issues Rare Call for Political Overhaul
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2012 
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d11dd2e2020e6310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

人民日报刊周永康谈话辟谣 (Official Paper Publishes Piece by Zhou Yongkang on Rumors)
Ming Pao, April 24, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120424/ca21224p.htm 
Related:
加强新形势下政法委书记队伍建设 努力开创政法事业科学发展新局面 (Strengthening the Building of the Politics and Law Secretary Team in the New Situation and Striving to Create a New Phase of Scientific Development of Politics and Law)
People's Daily, April 24, 2012 
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1024/17727980.html
乌坎村原村书记村主任因非法卖地被开除党籍 (Former Wukan Village Secretary and Head Expelled from Party for Illegally Selling Land)
Southern Daily, April 24, 2012 
http://news.cyol.com/content/2012-04/24/content_6118793.htm

Monday, April 23, 2012

Politics

US Website Covering Bo Scandal Is Attacked The Sydney Morning Herald, April 22, 2012 http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/us-website-covering-bo-scandal-is-attacked-20120421-1xdov.html
Related: Free Speech and DDOS Attacks name.com, April 20, 2012 http://blog.name.com/2012/04/free-speech-and-ddos-attacks/
广东乌坎村八名原村委成员被双规 (Eight Ousted Officials in Wukan Village under Investigation) British Broadcasting Corporation, April 22, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/04/120422_china_wukan.shtml 学界热议薄熙来事件对中共人事更替的影响 (Academics Debate Whether Bo Affair to Influence Personnel Turnover at 18th Party Congress) Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2012 http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-04222012145950.html
Related: 胡锦涛倒薄无意改弦更张 Hu Jintao Intends No Fresh Start in Bringing Down Bo Xilai Human Rights in China, April 20, 2012 CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5957 EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5979

Friday, April 20, 2012

Politics

Bo Xilai 'Responsible for Two More Deaths'
The Telegraph, April 19, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9214753/Bo-Xilai-responsible-for-two-more-deaths.html

Bo Xilai Still Admired Locally in China
Voice of America, April 19, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Bo-Xilai-Still-Admired-Locally-148179895.html

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Politics

Dozens under Arrest in China in Connection with Bo Xilai Scandal
The Telegraph, April 19, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9212258/Dozens-under-arrest-in-China-in-connection-with-Bo-Xilai-scandal.html
Related:
新華社:刑事案非政治鬥爭 (Xinhua: Case Is Criminal, Has Nothing to Do with Politics)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120419/caa3.htm

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Politics

'We Are the Serfs': Chinese Debate Bo Xilai Saga
Agence France-Presse, April 18, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/serfs-chinese-debate-bo-xilai-saga-070345422.html

Monday, April 16, 2012

Politics

Wen's Anti-graft Article Could Point to Bo's Fate
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2cf1177b966b6310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Related:
让权力在阳光下运行 (Let Power Function in the Sunlight)
Qiushi, April 16, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-04/16/c_122983878.htm