Tag Archives: China

China’s Pool of Potential College Students Set to Shrink

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2014-06-09


A student (C) hugs a family member after completing his ‘gaokao’ outside a high school in Beijing, June 8, 2014. Continue reading →

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Yu Hua: The True Cost of China’s Fakes

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JUNE 9, 2014

BEIJING — Taobao, China’s online shopping website, opened for business on May 10, 2003, a brainchild of Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group. Taobao’s range of operations spans both consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales, and during the last 11 years it has achieved spectacular growth. Continue reading →

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China Expunges Tiananmen From Social Media, Closes Chat Groups

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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 →

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

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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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Newton student penalized for democracy notes in China-Messages are called out of bounds

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By Ellen Ishkanian | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JUNE 06, 2014


“I hoped the kids would read it and think about why this foreigner was writing this,” Henry DeGroot said.
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“I hoped the kids would read it and think about why this foreigner was writing this,” Henry DeGroot said. Continue reading →

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LinkedIn Allows Censorship in Mainland China

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After LinkedIn executives admitted in February that compliance with Beijing’s censorship demands would be required for the successful launch of an official Simplified Chinese version Continue reading →

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Children of the internet: Free speech in the digital age

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This article is the part of the Index on Censorship Young Writers / Artists Programme

By Nishith Hegde / 2 June, 2014

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With a Constant Stream of Media Directives, China’s Leaders Micromanage the News

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May 30, 2014

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Sarah CookSenior Research Analyst for East Asia
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Natalie SykesResearcher, Freedom of the Press

 

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