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How the West shaped China's hidden battle of ideas
- Tue, 07/10/2012 - 22:14
A battle of ideas is under way in China before a Communist Party Congress in the autumn that will appoint a new generation of leaders.
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Tibet's Self Murder: Tragedy or Transformation?
- Tue, 07/10/2012 - 22:11
The charred, bodily remains of many self-immolators have been unceremoniously disposed of by local Chinese police, according to reports.
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Cultural genocide behind self-immolation
- Mon, 06/25/2012 - 00:00
The Chinese government must not "eliminate individualism" but instead encourage diversity of religion, culture and language, the Dalai Lama,
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The Logic of China’s Korea Policy
- Fri, 06/22/2012 - 00:00
Many U.S. and South Korean analysts have become increasingly frustrated, indeed annoyed, by China’s policy toward North Korea.
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China's forgotten famine
- Fri, 06/22/2012 - 00:00
The Chinese government does not like to talk about certain parts of its past - like the worst-ever famine caused by man.
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Forever Shadowing an Elderly Dissident in China
- Mon, 06/18/2012 - 00:00
The censorati in China have had their hands full already this year, notably with trying to control news of the scandal...
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China Abandons Role of Global Engine
- Mon, 06/18/2012 - 00:00
Premier Wen Jiabao has an unspoken message to his Group of 20 counterparts in Mexico today: This time, don’t count on a growth bailout from China.
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How dictators have evolved with the times
- Mon, 06/18/2012 - 00:00
We tend to think of dictators as all-powerful leaders who act with naked cruelty and impunity. Think of Bashar al Assad in Syria. Or, for a celluloid reminder, think of Sacha Baron Cohen as Gen. Admiral Aladeen, a North African despot.
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Hollywood gripped by pressure system from China
- Wed, 06/13/2012 - 22:46
When aliens besiege Earth in Universal Pictures' recent action film "Battleship," it is the Chinese authorities in Hong Kong whom Washington credits with delivering the early proof that these invaders aren't exactly homegrown.
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U.S. Takes A Pass — For Now — On China Sea Disputes
- Mon, 06/11/2012 - 00:00
The territorial disputes in the South China Seas are over, China has won, and the U.S. couldn’t care less. But that’s not necessarily bad.
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