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Leftover Women-The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China

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Leta Hong Fincher

After the 1949 revolution in China, Chairman Mao famously proclaimed that ‘women hold up half the sky.’ In the early years of the People’s Republic, Continue reading →

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Primark investigates claim of ‘cry for help’ note in trousers

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25 June 2014 Last updated at 12:46 ET

 

The customer said she found the SoS note inside a pair of trousers bought in Primark’s Belfast store


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Independence of Lawyers: The Role of Justice Bureaus and Lawyers’ Associations

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China’s more than 250,000 lawyers do not yet benefit from many of the fundamental protections outlined in the UN Basic Principles for Lawyers. Moreover, the growing body of rights defense lawyers Continue reading →

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The Fateful Deception Behind a Century-Long Grudge Match

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BRENT CRANE
How China’s bitter disappointment at the Paris Peace Conference sparked the outrage that would lead to the country’s long revolution—and the grudges that persist today.

Published on June 22, 2014

Betrayal in Paris: How the Treaty of Versailles Led to China’s Long Revolution

by Paul French

e-Penguin, 2014, 81 pp., $3.38

On November 18th, 1918 Peking was given over to riotous celebration. Continue reading →

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China’s ‘Sovereign Internet’

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China is increasingly seeking not just domestic but international influence over cyberspace.
A new report in People’s Daily interviewed five Chinese experts on Internet security and political thought, including Fang Binxing (credited with creating China’s “Great Firewall”). Continue reading →

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Tienchi Martin-Liao：Two Ceremonial Acts, One Bad Omen

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by Tienchi Martin-Liao / January 15, 2014 /
As history looms large, tensions flare up between China and Japan.


Xi Jinping and Sinzo Abe

Xi Jinping (L), President of the People’s Republic of China; and Sinzo Abe (R), Prime Minister of Japan. Photos:

There is a famous photograph from 1970 that depicts West German Chancellor Willy Brand kneeling Continue reading →

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Civil rights lawyers have vital role to play in China – South China Morning Post

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June 22, 2014 – An editorial published in the South China Morning Post on Sunday believed that Chinese authorities should highly value its civil rights lawyers, Continue reading →

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China’s Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence of Domestic Violence Survivor

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SAN FRANCISCO (June 23, 2014) — In a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for survivors of domestic violence, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has overturned the death sentence of Li Yan (李彦), Continue reading →

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