The following article is sourced from the 龙信明 Blog. Ai Weiwei - "China's Conscience" And Another Dissident Bites the Dust The Western media are once again having a field day about the detention of yet another "dissident", this time the artist Ai Weiwei. … [Read more...] about 龙信明 Blog: “Ai Weiwei – ‘China’s Conscience’ And Another Dissident Bites the Dust”
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FAIR: “How Many Afghan Kids Need to Die to Make the News?”
(Warning. Image on the left is graphic. Clicking on it will show a larger version of it. Seeing it has made me sick to my stomach.) The U.N. reported in 2009 346 Afghan children were killed and more than half were killed by NATO, mostly through air strikes. Just in the beginning of this month, nine Afghan children were killed by U.S./NATO helicopter attack in Kunar … [Read more...] about FAIR: “How Many Afghan Kids Need to Die to Make the News?”
Chinese U.N. Ambassador to International Media, “You are the sixteenth member of the Security Council.”
Ronda Hauben has an excellent article on how the international media can play a constructive role with United Nations in fostering peaceful relations between nations. Her article appeared in the the 4th Media. She is a correspondent at the United Nations for a number of media organizations. "International Media 'the 16th Member of the Security Council'" Ronda … [Read more...] about Chinese U.N. Ambassador to International Media, “You are the sixteenth member of the Security Council.”
Premier Wen Jiabao reaffirms political and economic reforms
China Daily has just reported Premier Wen Jiabao reaffirming political and economic reforms. On the table are government transparency, creating conditions allowing people to criticize and supervise the government, and media being a watch-dog. Given how Wu Bangguo's speech was skewed by the BBC (see my prior post, "Wu Bangguo on 'multi party rule' ruffles some feathers in … [Read more...] about Premier Wen Jiabao reaffirms political and economic reforms
Wu Bangguo on “multi party rule” ruffles some feathers in the West
Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, recently precautioned other Chinese leaders of "chaos unless correct path is taken." Wu's key point is that China should not blindly follow others' political systems for the sake of following. Rather, China should advance one suiting her own conditions. He even pointedly said, "on the basis of … [Read more...] about Wu Bangguo on “multi party rule” ruffles some feathers in the West