Epoch Times China news- As China Security Czar Loses Power, Communist Party Newspaper Touts ‘Political Reform’ May 16, 2012
- Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng Condemns Abuse of His Family May 16, 2012
- Easier Registration For Social Organizations Might Pave Way for China’s Political Reform May 15, 2012
- Hero Showed How to Bust Through Propaganda in China May 15, 2012
- Petition From 300 Chinese Villagers Circulated in Politburo May 15, 2012
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Yang Hengjun Says On Twitter That He Is Safe
CHINESE WRITER Yang Hengjun had been missing for several days, and the community of those concerned with Chinese human rights was thinking the worst. It seems he is OK, judging by a tweet he sent five minutes ago (though could his … Continue reading
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Chinese Rights Defenders Release Battle Cry
THE CHINESE RIGHTS DEFENSE movement has long lamented not having a tune of its own, to sing, and do battle with against the authorities. That changed on March 27 when China Free Press, an overseas dissident website, published the “The … Continue reading
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Guo Guoting on the Liu Xianbin 10 Year Sentence
THIS IS AN EMAIL sent by human rights lawyer Guo Guoting to me on the matter of the Liu Xianbin sentence. We may translate it later. For now it is put here as a ready reference for interested parties. Better … Continue reading
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China’s Mass Brainwashing for the Modern Age
WHO SAID BRAINWASHING in China was passé? The Congressional-Executive Commission on China has compiled a rather frightening little list showing that it is still rather in vogue. At least against anyone who happens to practice Falun Gong, the spiritual discipline. … Continue reading
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China 2012 Meme Recorded: ‘Noah’s Ark’ Ticket
HERE IS SOMETHING rather silly from the Chinese Internet. A UN Noah's Ark ticket. Perhaps it is one of the early "2010 apocalypse" memes. There's a Weibo account and some Google maps of its purported location. Apparently it is being built … Continue reading
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State Run “Aircraft Carrier” Set to Enter China’s Publication Industry
CHINASCOPE has an interesting item from a state interview with a top media official about how the Party plans to set up an "aircraft carrier" with US$3 billion capitalization to take the press and publication industry by storm. The short … Continue reading
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Longyan Dayue’s Mordant and Sad Take on the ‘Two Meetings’
A GROUP OF CHINESE volunteer netizens calling themselves Longyan Dayue (龙颜大悦 - 'The Emperor is Greatly Pleased') every couple of weeks produce a pastiche video and send it into the online world. The most recent, about the Two Meetings, has been … Continue reading
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‘Internet Red Scouts’ To Do Party Propaganda
AN INTERESTING ITEM over at Chinascope: On March 16, 2011, the Shanxi Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) issued a notice that it would launch an “Internet Red Scout” campaign to protect the image of the Party and the … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 cent party, censorship, communist youth league, propaganda
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Baidu’s Earthquake Politics?
VERY SOON after the Japan earthquake, reports went around about how Chinese netizens were jumping for joy. They were followed by reports noting the ambiguity of the sentiments of Chinese netizens—about how many were sympathetic and even impressed with Japan’s … Continue reading
Red Dawn’s Villains Go From Chinese to North Korean
IN AN UNUSUALLY public gesture of self-censorship, MGM, makers of Red Dawn, changed the bad guys in their film’s plot from Chinese to North Koreans, because they are afraid of losing out in the Chinese market. Red Dawn was a … Continue reading
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