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Author on Trial in China’s Jiangxi Over ‘Brainwashing’ Book

Posted on 11/01/2015 by | Author on Trial in China’s Jiangxi Over ‘Brainwashing’ Book已关闭评论

2015-10-30

84e47fd2-2681-4ce8-8f73-bf15e1d8ed13Author and filmmaker Fu Zhibin is shown in an undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Independent Chinese PEN Center

A court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi on Friday wrapped up a one-day trial of an outspoken author and Internet commentator on charges of “running an illegal business,” his lawyer said.

Fu Zhibin, 51, stood trial at the Qingshanhu District People’s Court in the provincial capital Nanchang alongside two unnamed print workers and an assistant.

“We argued that Fu Zhibin is not guilty of running an Continue reading →

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Sensing subversion, China throws the book at kids’ libraries

Posted on 10/20/2014 by | Sensing subversion, China throws the book at kids’ libraries已关闭评论

President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign is beginning to encompass all forms of thought and expression, even moderate ones, not approved by the ruling party.

By Peter Ford, Staff Writer OCTOBER 18, 2014

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PICUN, CHINA — When she got off school last Thursday, Huang Qiufeng, Continue reading →

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Book Ban Rumors Boost Authors in China

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7:36 pm HKT Oct 13, 2014

 

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A man reads a book while practicing tai chi. Rumors that a ban on some authors has boosted their sales in China. Reuters

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How I Dealt With China’s Book Censors-ChinaFile One Western author shares his struggle to keep a text true to history.

Posted on 10/16/2014 by | How I Dealt With China’s Book Censors-ChinaFile One Western author shares his struggle to keep a text true to history.已关闭评论

BY JOSEPH W. ESHERICK  OCTOBER 15, 2014

It was a hot afternoon in June in the East China city of Jinan. I was returning to my hotel after an afternoon coffee, thinking of the conference I had come to attend and trying to escape the heat on the shady side of the street. My cell phone rang, Continue reading →

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Why was this book banned?

Posted on 06/24/2014 by | Why was this book banned?已关闭评论

Updated May 15, 2014

Q. It’s the question most often heard from students during Banned Books Week, “Why was this book banned?” More accurately, the question is who challenged this book being in the school Continue reading →

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