PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 20 May, 2014, 11:34am
UPDATED : Wednesday, 21 May, 2014, 10:56am
Gary Cheung
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Chong Yiu-kwong (left), Lam Yik-tsz, Tommy Cheung and Victor Wong with the ‘Goddess of Democracy’ at Chinese University in Sha Tin. Photo: Edward Wong
Recalling the events of 1989 traumatised Dr Lam Yik-tsz.
‘Tiananmen has been an ongoing trauma for me’: HK activists recall pain of helping June 4 protesters已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
by LOUISA LIM May 20, 2014 1:36 PM ET
A young woman is caught between civilians and Chinese soldiers, who were trying to remove her from an assembly near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 3, 1989. A deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters who had been occupying Tiananmen Square began the next day.
25 Years On, Mothers Of Tiananmen Square Dead Seek Answers已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged June 4th, Tiananmen, Wang Nan, Zhang Xianlin
By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW MAY 19, 2014, 8:26 AM
Cui Jinze stands below the hanging lotus gate at No. 33 Lingjing Lane. The empty rectangles along the top of the gate show where thieves removed carved panels in January.
Courtesy of Cui Jinze
May 19, 2014
written by Sarah CookSenior Research Analyst for East Asia
The Chinese regime’s never-ending struggle to suppress information that could threaten its grip on power keeps citizens in the dark on topics of vital importance. But it has also taken a growing toll on U.S. media attempting to report on the world’s second-largest economy, and directly affected other businesses operating in China, with real consequences for U.S. investors.
How China’s Censorship Harms U.S. Media, Companies, and Investors已关闭评论
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Tagged Human Rights Defender, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom
The South China Morning Post reports that Zhao Wujun, son of the former CCP General Secretary Zhao Ziyang who died under house arrest in 2005, is attempting to restore his father’s legacy:
Son of Purged Zhao Ziyang Tells of China’s ‘Shame’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged June 4th, Tiananmen, Zhao Ziyang
21 May 2014
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has praised the bravery and integrity of a mainland Chinese journalist who was beaten for not revealing the sources in his investigative journalism work against a communist party official.
Chinese journalist braves beating to protect sources已关闭评论
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Tagged Chutian Metropolis Daily, Journalist, Man Da, Press Freedom
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2012/12/29
馬悅然論：翻譯的藝術
There are four kinds of translators:
Firstly, there are the scholar/translators, to whom the translation of a text serves as the final argument in a piece of philological research. The structure of such translations normally strictly follows that of the original text, with the addition of square brackets, indicating words which the target language forces the translator to include. My venerated master professor Continue reading
Göran Malmqvists：On the Art of Translation已关闭评论
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Tagged Göran Malmqvists, Translation
