Monthly Archives: 5 月 2014

Beijing Fast Forwards to the Future

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05.22.14

By Gary Shteyngart

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The headlong rush of Beijing’s booming scene, as seen by T+L—old-school restaurants, futuristic architecture, Internet entrepreneurs, and over-the-top nightclubs.

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“If I don’t write this book, who will?”: Interview with Louisa Lim, author of The People’s Republic of Amnesia

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With the 25th anniversary of the violent suppression of student protests on June 4, 1989 coming upon us next week, we spoke to Louisa Lim, a journalist for NPR who has written a book about the events of Continue reading →

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CEFC cordially invites you to attend the following conference:June Fourth 25th Anniversary International Conference

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CEFC cordially invites you to attend the following conference:

June Fourth 25th Anniversary International Conference

 

Date: 30th-31st May 2014 (Friday-Saturday)
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm (Day 1); 9:00am – 6:00pm (Day 2) Continue reading →

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China Change Invites Your Comments:What does it mean for the world, for the US, and for us as individuals to have an authoritarian China, with the world’s biggest economy soon and 1/5 of the world population, that rejects universal values?

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May 26, 2014

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Lately not a day has passed without me stopping in the middle of something, gripped by disbelief: It’s been 25 years since the Tian’anmen democracy movement in 1989, and today, in 2014, Continue reading →

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Tibetan Singer Held After Belting Out Song Calling for Language Protection

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2014-05-26 

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Tibetan singer Gebe in an undated photo.
Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.
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Chinese Blogger Says He Was Fired After Meeting With Kerry

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By AUSTIN RAMZY MAY 26, 2014 2:42 AM

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The United States secretary of state, John Kerry, at a news conference in Beijing in February.
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For Some Foreign Students, U.S. Education Is Losing Its Attraction

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By KARIN FISCHER | THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY 25, 2014

SEOUL — Each fall, thousands of students from South Korea arrive on American campuses. They come from a culture that views education as the key to success, where mothers and fathers save to send their children overseas. On top of tuition, parents shell out for test prep and cram schools, supplemental Continue reading →

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25 Years Ago: Tide Turns Toward Hard-Liner

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is posting a series of original news articles from 1989, beginning

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