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In Taiwan, DPP politicians get more familiar with the mainland

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Tourists from mainland China aren't the only ones taking advantage of direct cross-strait flights.  Taiwanese politicians from the DPP, known for its traditional insistence on Taiwanese independence, are also beginning to take trips to the mainland.  Yunlin county commissioner Su Zhifen, a member of the DPP, is leading a trade commission to Beijing.  This article from the … [Read more...] about In Taiwan, DPP politicians get more familiar with the mainland

Classmate Yang goes online: Chinese officials engage netizens

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Chinese president Hu Jintao's brief appearance on the Strong Country internet forum might be more significant than most of us originally thought. There have been other signs in recent weeks that the PRC government is reconsidering its approach to Internet speech. I translate a story (原文), just published in the China Youth Daily (中国青年报, operated by the Communist Youth … [Read more...] about Classmate Yang goes online: Chinese officials engage netizens

Chinese police adopt new form of self-defense

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The other headline story in China over the last week has been the murder of 6 police officers in Shanghai. Yang Jia, an unemployed man originally from Beijing, attacked a public security office building, stabbing to death 6 officers. All of this happened just as the Weng'an riot story itself became white hot, and the Chinese internet response was predictably extreme (and in … [Read more...] about Chinese police adopt new form of self-defense