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China quietly launches probe of foreign non-government outfits: media

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BEIJING Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:18am EDT

An honour guard member is seen behind a red flag during a welcoming ceremony for Kuwait’s Prime Minister Continue reading →

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China launches campaign to cleanse web of terror content

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BEIJING Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:18am EDT
(Reuters) – China began a campaign on Friday to purge the Internet of content it says promotes terror and violence, enlisting the aid of major websites, state media said, as the country moves to damp violence in its restive far west. Continue reading →

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Reading the June 18 media circular

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By David Bandurski | Posted on 2014-06-20
There has been some degree of alarmism in the foreign press this week (1, 2, 3) over a (new?) set of restrictions issued by the Chinese government agency overseeing both print and broadcast media in the country. Continue reading →

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In Hong Kong, an Unofficial Election Draws Beijing’s Ire

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By MICHAEL FORSYTHE, CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALAN WONGJUNE 20, 2014

Members of the group Occupy Central with Love and Peace, which organized an unofficial referendum in Hong Kong, before voting began on Friday. Credit Vincent Yu/Associated Press Continue reading →

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5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HONG KONG’S REFERENDUM

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20 JUN 2014 3:46AM

1 WHAT IS HONG KONG’S UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE REFERENDUM?
Residents in the former British colony, which returned to China in 1997, have been fighting for a democratic system for years. Currently, Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Democracy Poll Hit by Cyberattack

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Security Firm Says Attack Is Large and Sophisticated; Site Remains Online in City

By PAUL MOZUR in Beijing and CHESTER YUNG in Hong Kong CONNECT

Updated June 20, 2014 7:45 a.m. ET

The website of a poll gauging Hong Kong residents’ opinions on elections was repeatedly hit by severe cyberattacks on its opening day, according to organizers and a firm seeking to protect the poll from such attacks. Continue reading →

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An Exclusive Essay By Ai Weiwei: ‘On Self-Censorship’

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Posted: 06/19/2014 9:14 am EDT Updated: 06/19/2014 10:59 am EDT

AI WEIWEI SELF CENSORSHIP

It’s been a bad month for critics of the Chinese government, starting with the flood of arrests ahead of the Tiananmen Square anniversary. Now officials are battling a single man: their longtime opponent, the world-famous artist Ai Weiwei. Continue reading →

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Three Chinese Activists Jailed After Calling on Officials to Reveal Wealth

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2014-06-19


Members of the New Citizens Movement hold banners in public, urging officials to disclose their assets as a check against corruption, in Beijing on a file photo. Continue reading →

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