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17501-5 How China’s Government Controls the News: A Primer
Xi Jinping has tamed a once-enterprising commercial media. What happened?
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A policeman stands guard at the Shanghai Intermediate Court on August 8, 2014. Peter Humphrey, a British investigator once hired by scandal-hit pharmaceutical giant GSK in China, did not dispute accusations that he had breached privacy laws as he went on trial on August 8, the court said. Peter Humphrey and his US wife Yu Yingzeng were hired to investigate the source of a lurid sex tape of the China boss of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), shortly before the British firm became embroiled in bribery allegations. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) China’s ‘Rule by Law’ Takes an Ugly Turn
A recent spate of arrests and detentions is another sign of the Communist Party's intolerance for dissent.
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JIUJIANG, CHINA - JUNE 24: (CHINA OUT) Investors watch the electronic board at a stock exchange hall on June 24, 2013 in Jiujiang, China. Chinese shares dropped remarkably on Monday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 109.86 points, or 5.3 percent, to close at 1,963.24. The Shenzhen Component Index fell 547.52 points, or 6.73 percent, to close at 7,588.52. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) The Chinese Stock Market’s Rollercoaster Ride Isn’t Close to Over
As long as Beijing wants to have it both ways, the swings will continue.
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U.S. President Barack Obama pays a state visit to China after attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. Beijing Is Finally Getting Serious About Climate Change
And as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, it has good reason to be, experts say.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: (L-R) Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew, after they participated in a family photo during the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), and Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) June 23, 2015 at the State Department in Washington, DC. Officials from both countries participated in the seventh annual U.S. - China Strategic and Economic Dialogue to discuss bilateral issues. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The U.S. Just Botched Yet Another Chance to Press for Human Rights in China
During the Strategic & Economic Dialogue, U.S. officials walked on eggshells.
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GettyImages-473396592 It’s Not All About the Censorship
A veteran New Yorker correspondent on why he publishes his books in Mainland China.
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BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) attend a press conference at the Great Hall of People on November 12, 2014 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama pays a state visit to China after attending the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ‘It Is Time for America to Consider Accommodation With China’
Is a historic shift in U.S. policy toward the People's Republic necessary?
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BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 22: Picture dated 22 April 1989 shows several hundred of 200,000 pro-democracy student protesters face to face with policemen outside the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square in Beijing as they take part in the funeral ceremony of former Chinese Communist Party leader and liberal reformer Hu Yaobang during an unauthorized demonstration to mourn his death. Hu Yaobang's death in April trigged an unprecedented wave of pro-democracy demonstrations. The April-June 1989 movement was crushed by Chinese troops in June when army tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square 04 June. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read CATHERINE HENRIETTE/AFP/Getty Images) ‘The Soldiers Were in Tears’
A young witness recalls the aftermath of the Tiananmen massacre and how three months later, fear still haunted Beijing.
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poster-xijinping China Just Held a Huge Literary Party, and No One Came
The rising power was the guest of honor at BookExpo America, but the country's top authors couldn't give their books away.
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KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA What Should the U.S. Do in the South China Sea?
Beijing continues to push the envelope, and Washington seems stymied. What's a better way forward?
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TO GO WITH HongKong-China-politics-economy-democracy,ADVANCER by Beh Lih Yi This picture taken on June 19, 2012 shows the skyline of Hong Kong. Hong Kong marks the 15th anniversary of its handover to China on July 1, 2012, but protests targeting visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao will highlight growing misgivings over life under mainland rule. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) Hong Kong’s Not Special
And Beijing should stop perpetuating the self-serving notion that it is.
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HongKongGuangzhou Climate Change Could Devastate Many of China’s Major Cities
Bye-bye, Shanghai. Three maps show the immense damage rising sea levels could do.
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481279563ngoGetty2 L’Eggo My NGO!
A draft law designed to counter the influence of foreign organizations may choke Chinese civil society instead.
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CHINA-QUAKE China’s Bizarre, Centuries-Old Tradition: Corpse-Snatching
Sometimes, even today, it's the only way to hold the bad guys accountable.
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CHINA-NEPAL-INDIA-QUAKE-AID Was Nepal a Soft Power Victory for China?
China and India competed to send aid after Nepal's devastating earthquake. Experts discuss whether the strategy was a boon for China's image there.
