Tag Archives: Chinese government

A Devil’s Advocate’s Summary of Bo Xilai’s Fall from Grace

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

It doesn’t take an old China hand to know that there are rarely clear-cut answers when it comes to Chinese politics. Anybody who tells you that the recent sacking of Bo Xilai was obviously ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for the future … Continue reading →

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Province-level action on the Wukan riots

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

It would appear that higher levels of government are finally taking action in regards to the Wukan rebellion. This link contains a screenshot of the local government’s website and highlights key points from a meeting that was held at the … Continue reading →

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Propagandist Behind ‘Founding of a Party’ Admits Audiences are Sick of these Movies

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

It’s not easy being a propagandist. When you succeed, the credit goes to whomever you’re ‘propagandizing’ and when you fail, everybody blames you. The recent awarding of a prestigious (well, comparatively prestigious) film prize to a propaganda film has highlighted … Continue reading →

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Separation of Powers? The dragon doesn’t believe it exists.

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Many China watchers, myself included, tend to think that if it were at all possible to isolate the single largest problem afflicting Chinese politics, it would be the lack of a separation of powers. It seems pretty clear that without … Continue reading →

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