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IAN JOHNSON :The China Challenge

IAN JOHNSON 05.08.14

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Staff stand on a fishing vessel in Danzhou, Hainan province, setting sail for the Spratly Islands, an archipelago disputed between China and other countries.
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“THE BIG BANG THEORY” AND OUR FUTURE WITH CHINA

MAY 21, 2014

 

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The announcement, on Tuesday, that the United States has charged five members of the Chinese military with economic espionage—for hacking the computers of American companies—is an Continue reading

Democracy Award for Liu Xiaobo And Xu Zhiyong

 

Xiao and Xu(1)Above: Liu Xiaobo(left), and Xu Zhiyong, both imprisoned human rights activists in China, will receive the 2014 Democracy Award.

The Democracy Award is given annually by the National Endowment for Democracy’s Board of Directors to recognize the courageous and creative work of individuals and Continue reading

China bans Windows 8 from government computers

By Jose Pagliery @Jose_Pagliery May 20, 2014: 12:03 PM ET

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Two years after Microsoft executives unveiled Windows 8 in China, the government is banning the operating system on state computers.

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Alert: More Lawyers & Activists Criminally Detained or Disappeared in Run-up to Tiananmen Anniversary

May 19, 2014 • 6:11 pm
Six Arbitrary Detentions in Guangzhou, Shanghai & Beijing

(The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders – May 19, 2014) – The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, a coalition of Chinese and international human rights NGOs, has been informed by Rights Defense Network (Weiquanwang) that more lawyers and activists—six individuals in Continue reading

Do You Dare Try the Devil-Language? China’s 10 Hardest Dialects

1:50 pm HKT May 21, 2014

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A labourer works at an empty shoe factory in the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. Reuters
A city best known for its millionaires and factories churning out Continue reading

Candy for the Eternally Spotless Mind Now Banned in China

5:46 am HKT May 22, 2014

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Sure, maybe you’ve tried Willy Wonka’s Gobstoppers. But have you tried “regret medicine”? Associated Press

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Foreigner rides a train in China

I maintain that the best way to travel in a foreign country (or between foreign countries) is by train. I have ridden in trains across Europe and trains down the Nile. I am currently fantasizing about saving up and taking trains across India. Continue reading