“Don’t Read Books!” A 12th-Century Zen Poem

by Maria Popova

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“It’s annoying for others to have to hear you.” Continue reading →

HU JIA: My Life Under House Arrest

One of China’s best-known dissidents writes about life as a prisoner of conscience in Beijing.

BY HU JIA AUGUST 19, 2014

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Featured Series | Media, Culture & Social Change in Asia

Routledge are pleased to highlight our Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia series. Continue reading →

The PEN Ten with Uwem Akpan

By: Uwem Akpan

PUBLISHED ON JUNE 23, 2014

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EU urged to sanction CCTV for broadcasting journalist’s forced confession Police cite Xiang Nanfu’s “confession” as a reason for freeing him on parole

08.20.2014

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While welcoming freelance journalist Xiang Nanfu’s release, Continue reading →

Chinese police question rights lawyer about meeting with former U.S. envoy

BY SUI-LEE WEE

BEIJING Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:31pm BST

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(Reuters) – Chinese police have Continue reading →

Mo Zhixu: The Chinese Internet is Entering into a Period of Increasing Government Control

2014-08-15

Recently, the National Office of Online Information promulgated ten regulations concerning WeChat (“WeChat 10 Regulations”). There have already been many discussions about it. Among them, Continue reading →

MURONG XUECUN: Under Beijing’s Eyes

AUG. 18, 2014

By MURONG XUECUN

BEIJING — In the summer of 2000, a colleague gave me a sealed folder containing my personal file. He told me that our employer, Continue reading →