Journalist Detained in Shenzhen Said to Be American

By KIKI ZHAO JUNE 6, 2014 3:19 AM 

 

A journalist based in Hong Kong who was arrested last week by the Chinese police is an American citizen, people close to the case said Friday.

On May 30, the police in Shenzhen, a city bordering Hong Kong, arrested two men for “operating illegal publications,” Continue reading

Tiananmen: China to deport Australian artist Guo Jian

This portrait photo taken by Chinese artist Guo Jian, shows him in his studio

Guo Jian was studying art in Beijing before he took part in the 1989 student protests

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China Expunges Tiananmen From Social Media, Closes Chat Groups

2014-06-05 


Hong Kong citizens attend a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown on June 4, 2014. Continue reading

China Releases Three Activists After Tiananmen Anniversary

2014-06-05 


Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
Photo courtesy of CHRD

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THE ONLINE THREAT Should we be worried about a cyber war?

BY SEYMOUR M. HERSH

NOVEMBER 1, 2010


Some experts say that the real danger lies in confusing cyber espionage with cyber war.Some experts say that the real danger lies in confusing cyber espionage with cyber war. Continue reading

June 4-A Day to Remember/A Day Forgotten

SUSAN JAKES 06.03.14
China’s suppression of the memory of the June 4 massacre of demonstrators in Beijing in 1989 is a perennial and important subject of commentary. Continue reading

The Top Shelf of Journalism Books

By JOHN WILLIAMS JUNE 6, 2014


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Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China – review

Leta Hong Fincher has written a shocking account of the way women are treated in the People’s Republic
The Guardian, Thursday 5 June 2014 02.30 EDT

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