Everything you need to know about China’s social media users

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Chinese monk arrested ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary

A Chinese monk who led a prodemocracy movement during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest and sympathized with the victims of the massacre was arrested in central China’s Hubei Province, Chinese human rights scholar Teng Biao said Monday.

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Howard W. French discusses his new book about the massive Chinese migration to Africa

 

5135p4qviolHoward W. French, a professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, has spent years reporting about the massive migration of Chinese people to Africa. Alfred A. Knopf has just published the results of his work: China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants are Building a New Empire in China. French, who has served as the bureau chief in Japan, China, West and Central Africa, and the Caribbean for The New York Times, spoke with Columbia’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute about his new book.

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‘Tiananmen has been an ongoing trauma for me’: HK activists recall pain of helping June 4 protesters

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.

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25 Years On, Mothers Of Tiananmen Square Dead Seek Answers

by LOUISA LIM May 20, 2014 1:36 PM ET

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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.

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A Rare, Partial Victory in Saving Remnants of Old Beijing

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW MAY 19, 2014, 8:26 AM

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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

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How China’s Censorship Harms U.S. Media, Companies, and Investors

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.

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Son of Purged Zhao Ziyang Tells of China’s ‘Shame’

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:

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