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China Bans Further Reporting on Chain of Medical Businesses Amid Anger Over Man’s Death

Posted on 05/05/2016 | China Bans Further Reporting on Chain of Medical Businesses Amid Anger Over Man’s Death已关闭评论
military-run hospital where Chinese student Wei Zexi received treatment for cancer

A woman leaves the military-run hospital where Chinese student Wei Zexi received treatment for cancer after consulting online results from Chinese search engine Baidu in Bejing, May 2, 2016.

China on Thursday banned the outsourcing of medical procedures by its hospitals following the death of a young man from cancer after he found a discredited treatment using the homegrown search engine Baidu, as the country’s powerful propaganda ministry banned any further media reports on the scandal. Continue reading →

China Bans Further Reporting on Chain of Medical Businesses Amid Anger Over Man’s Death已关闭评论

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Tiananmen Protest Veteran on Hunger Strike in Zhengzhou Detention Center

Posted on 05/04/2016 | Tiananmen Protest Veteran on Hunger Strike in Zhengzhou Detention Center已关闭评论
Yu Shiwen with his wife Chen Wei

Yu Shiwen is shown with his wife Chen Wei in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of Chen Wei

A Chinese rights activist detained during an event marking the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre two years ago has begun refusing food in protest against his prolonged pretrial detention, sparking fears for his health, his wife and lawyer said. Continue reading →

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China’s Baidu Under Investigation Following Student Death

Posted on 05/03/2016 | China’s Baidu Under Investigation Following Student Death已关闭评论
Baidu

People sit in front of the company logo of Baidu at its headquarters in Beijing, China, Dec. 17, 2014.

Chinese authorities are investigating internet search giant Baidu after the death of a college student who accused the search engine of ranking search results by the amount advertisers paid, resulting in the receipt of misleading medical information. Continue reading →

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China Takes a Shot at ‘Cannon Ren’ Over Anti-Propaganda Tweets

Posted on 05/02/2016 | China Takes a Shot at ‘Cannon Ren’ Over Anti-Propaganda Tweets已关闭评论
Ren Zhiqiang

Chinese property tycoon and celebrity tweeter Ren Zhiqiang, a critic of President Xi Jinping’s campaign to tighten control over state-run media, delivers a speech to university students in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province, Dec. 17, 2015.

The ruling Chinese Communist Party on Monday announced disciplinary action against freewheeling “big V” tweeter and property tycoon Ren Zhiqiang, for his attacks on online party propaganda. Continue reading →

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Interview: ‘People Were Eaten by The Revolutionary Masses’

Posted on 05/01/2016 | Interview: ‘People Were Eaten by The Revolutionary Masses’已关闭评论
Song Yongyi

Independent Chinese historian Song Yongyi, in undated photo. Photo courtesy of Song Yongyi.

As China approaches the 50th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution this year, Chinese independent historian and former political prisoner Song Yongyi, now a university lecturer in California, has published an e-book based on official records. His research describes an era of government-sponsored political violence and turmoil that engulfed the country from 1966-1976. Song, who had unprecedented access to secret government files in the southwestern region of Guangxi, spoke to RFA’s Mandarin Service about his findings: Continue reading →

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China Passes Controversial Law on Foreign NGOs Despite Criticism

Posted on 04/30/2016 | China Passes Controversial Law on Foreign NGOs Despite Criticism已关闭评论

By William Ide

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FILE – Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, March 16, 2016.

BEIJING—China has passed a controversial law that imposes new rules on foreign non-governmental organizations and puts the registration and supervision of such groups under the control of public security authorities. Continue reading →

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Beijing Puts Tibetan Writers Under House Arrest

Posted on 04/29/2016 | Beijing Puts Tibetan Writers Under House Arrest已关闭评论
Tsering Woeser

FILE – Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser is pictured in Inner Mongolia, northern China, June 23, 2014.

She also tweeted a message to the foundation notifying the group of their house arrest. Continue reading →

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China Jails Citizen Journalist Who Witnessed Tiananmen Immolation Protest

Posted on 04/28/2016 | China Jails Citizen Journalist Who Witnessed Tiananmen Immolation Protest已关闭评论
Wang Jing (L)

Citizen journalist Wang Jing (L), Tianwang website founder Huang Qi (C) and fellow activist Zhang Jixin (R), Dec. 6, 2013.

Authorities in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin have jailed a citizen journalist for nearly five years on public order charges after she reported on the self-immolation of a petitioner on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, her lawyer said on Monday. Continue reading →

China Jails Citizen Journalist Who Witnessed Tiananmen Immolation Protest已关闭评论

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