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China '08: A Turbulent Year In Review

China ‘08: A Turbulent Year In Review

Government insider turned dissident writer asks whether 2008 will be remembered as the year the CCP started to lose its stranglehold over China. “A once-in-a [...]

Elite dissident splits party leaders with criticism of China's

Elite dissident splits party leaders with criticism of China’s “sham” reforms

An interesting little article in The Times outlining criticism of China’s economic reforms as instigated by Deng Xiaoping as the country’s [...]

'China is a threat to democracy' says former Hong Kong Govenor Chris Patten

‘China is a threat to democracy’ says former Hong Kong Govenor Chris Patten

The idea that one can get rich without the need for democracy, former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten has told the BBC, is the chief threat [...]

UN Committee Says China

UN Committee Says China “Should Take Immediate Steps to Prevent Acts of Torture”

In a sweeping report, the United Nations (UN) Committee against Torture today issued its review findings on China’s compliance [...]

Britain reverses its position on Tibet after 94 years and seems to get away with it

Britain reverses its position on Tibet after 94 years and seems to get away with it

Amid the excitement of the US elections and the chaos caused by the financial crisis, it was evidently decided by the British government [...]

Review: Behind the Wall by Colin Thubron

Review: Behind the Wall by Colin Thubron

Since the publishing of his first travel book, Mirror to Damascus, in 1967, Colin Thubron has travelled and written extensively about Eurasia and its great expanse [...]

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Government insider turned dissident writer asks whether 2008 will be remembered as the year the CCP started to lose its stranglehold over China. “A once-in-a [...]

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An interesting little article in The Times outlining criticism of China’s economic reforms as instigated by Deng Xiaoping as the country’s [...]

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The idea that one can get rich without the need for democracy, former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten has told the BBC, is the chief threat [...]

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