By China Change, published: November 12, 2014
XU DONG’S TWITTER PAGE.
A 31-year-old Chinese IT professional named Xu Dong (许东, @onionhacker) was detained on November 4th by Beijing police for “picking quarrels and creating disturbances,” according to tweeted posted by Chinese activist Wu Gan (吴淦), better known by his online ID “Butcher” (屠夫). Continue reading
Young IT Professional Detained for Developing Software to Scale GFW of China已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, China, Democracy, Hong Kong, Internet Freedom, Occupy Central movement, Xu Dong
The following post from Professor Dong Zengshou (董增寿教授) was deleted from Sina Weibo sometime before 9:32AM today, November 13, 2014. Professor Dong Zengshou currently Continue reading
Remarks by Hu Yaobang’s son removed from Weibo已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged Hu Deping, Hu Yaobang, Internet Freedom, Weibo
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 11 November, 2014, 9:59pm
UPDATED : Wednesday, 12 November, 2014, 11:06am
Tony Cheung, Joyce Ng and Jeffie Lam
Benny Tai with Tonya as a little girl. Photo: SCMP Pictures
The daughter of Occupy Central co-founder Benny Continue reading
Benny Tai’s daughter writes of ‘unbearable pain’ seeing her father’s ‘white hair, coarse voice’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Benny Tai, Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
The story of China in Africa is not just one of lumbering and faceless state-owned enterprises mechanically dispensing stadiums according to blueprints wired from Beijing. Continue reading
By BEN MACINTYRE NOV. 7, 2014
Credit Asaf Hanuka
Many years ago, the F.B.I. coined an acronym, MICE, to describe the motivations of the spy. Continue reading
November 8, 2014
Erik Kirschbaum
Balloons mark anniversary of Berlin Wall
Thousands of balloons, tracing the path where the former Berlin Wall once stood, are released into the air, in a symbolic gesture marking the collapse of the Cold War barrier, 25 years on.
Berlin balloons soar away in tribute to fall of the wall
East and West German citizens celebrate as they climb the Berlin wall at the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 1989. Photo: Reuters
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East German officer Harald Jaeger explains why he opened the Berlin Wall已关闭评论
Posted in History
Tagged Anniversary of Berlin Wall
RICHARD BERNSTEIN11.05.14
A riveting account of the watershed moment in America’s dealings with China that forever altered the course of East-West relations.
As 1945 opened, America was on surprisingly congenial Continue reading
China 1945：Mao’s Revolution and America’s Fateful Choice已关闭评论
Posted in History
Tagged China 1945, Mao’s Revolution
By Qian Gang | Posted on 2014-11-06
The recent 4th Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party introduced a policy document with the long-winded title, Decision on Major Issues Concerning the Comprehensive Promotion of Rule of the Nation in Accord with the Law (关於全面推进依法治国若干问题的决定). Continue reading
China’s constitution roller-coaster已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom
Tagged China, Constitution
