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A Series of Comments on the Bo Xilai-Ouster News

Zhang Tianliang comments on Bo Xilai affair and the unanswered questions therein. Continue reading

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Did WikiLeaks Get Wang Lijun’s Stash?

The latest in the Wang Lijun saga is that he gave to WikiLeaks (through an intermediary) his secret documents, for safekeeping. Continue reading

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China’s Richest Man to Join Politburo: Report

CHINA'S RICHEST MAN is on his way to becoming the first private business owner to join the communist regime's powerful central committee, highlighting the irony of "socialism with Chinese characteristics." Although former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin declared as early as 2001 … Continue reading

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Beijing to Dalai Lama: Only We Can Choose Your Successor

THE CHINESE FOREIGN ministry warned the Dalai Lama on Monday that only Beijing can approve his successors and that any decision by the Dalai Lama to appoint a successor through traditional Tibetan reincarnation would break Chinese law. China's foreign ministry … Continue reading

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Chinese Regime Denounces US Arms Sales to Taiwan

THE CHINESE REGIME on Wednesday urged the Obama administration to cancel its plans to upgrade Taiwan's aging fleet of F-16 fighter jets, warning that the decision will undermine U.S.-China relations and the two countries' military and security cooperation. A statement … Continue reading

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China Recognizes Libya’s NTC as Ruling Authorities

ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE regime was found trying to sell arms to Moammar Gadhafi's in violation of U.N. sanctions and abstained from voting on a NATO-backed U.N. resolution that authorized military intervention in the North African nation, it has now moved … Continue reading

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Lai Changxing Interrogated in Secret Location: Report

ALTHOUGH THE RECENTLY deported Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing hasn't been tortured or executed by the Chinese regime—at least not that we know of—Lai's first month in China certainly hasn't been easy. Without the usual restrictions put on media outlets in … Continue reading

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Sarkozy, Kim Jong Il ‘Drop By to Visit China’

With French President Nicolas Sarkozy dropping by in China on his way to the South Pacific and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il passing by on his way home from Russia on Thursday, Chinese netizens have deemed the day "Drop … Continue reading

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Beijing’s Party Secretary: Microblog Service Should Promote Socialism

WITH AS MANY as 200 million registered users roaming around China's microblogging service Sina Weibo, cultivating an environment of relatively freer speech, it's no surprise that Beijing couldn't keep quiet for long.

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Gorbachev: Chinese Are ‘Nearing’ Political Change

AT A TIME when unrests are erupting at an unprecedented rate across China, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev told the Guardian in an exclusive interview that the Chinese are "nearing" political change. (Photo: Former Soviet head of state Mikhail Gorbachev … Continue reading

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