Monthly Archives: 6 月 2014

How technology rewrites literature-Writers including Tom McCarthy and Joe Dunthorne consider whether the coming of computers and the net has changed the way they write

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In an interview with the Paris Review, the American poet Frederick Seidel mentions a time in the 1970s when
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Poll on Democracy Draws Big Turnout in Hong Kong

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By MICHAEL FORSYTHE and CHRIS BUCKLEYJUNE 22, 2014

HONG KONG — Participation in an informal poll to gauge Hong Kong’s desire for democracy is exceeding expectations, helped on Sunday by hundreds of volunteers who are reaching potential voters in subway stations and shopping malls, bringing American-style retail politics to one small corner of the People’s Republic of China. Continue reading →

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Minitrue: “Connections Won’t Shield Graft Probes”

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The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source.

All websites find and delete the article “Xinhua Commentary on Ling Zhengce’s Fall: Even Connections to the Imperial Court Won’t Save You.” Implement immediately. (June 19, 2014) Continue reading →

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9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About J.D. Salinger

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Posted: 06/20/2014 7:53 am EDT Updated: 06/22/2014 9:59 am EDT

The story of the J.D. Salinger’s life looks different when you look at it through the lens of his work.

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Chinese Government Tightens Constraints on Press Freedom

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By MICHAEL FORSYTHEJUNE 19, 2014

HONG KONG — China introduced new restrictions on what the government has called “critical” news articles and barred Chinese journalists from doing work outside their beats or regions, putting further restraints on reporters in one of the world’s most controlled news media environments.

Reporters in China must now seek permission from their employers before undertaking “critical reports” and are barred from setting up their own websites, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television announced in new rules Wednesday. Continue reading →

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Making it in China: Status-quo lingers in modern Beijing

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Kirsten Jacobsen, Special to the Register; 11:09 p.m. CDT June 21, 2014


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Walking down the city’s bustling hútong — Beijing’s eponymous ancient, winding alleyways — Continue reading →

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A showdown looms-China’s most prosperous city is becoming dangerously polarised

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Jun 21st 2014

FOR years after the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, China’s leaders surprised the world by adhering scrupulously to Hong Kong’s unusual political set-up of “one country, two systems”. Continue reading →

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Jail Term of China’s Human Rights Lawyer to End in August

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2014-06-20


Gao Zhisheng during an interview at his office in Beijing, in a file photo.
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Jailed human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, one of China’s highest-profile dissidents, is scheduled to complete his three-year prison term at a remote jail in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang in early August, Continue reading →

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