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A Devil’s Advocate’s Summary of Bo Xilai’s Fall from Grace
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
Posted in Bo Xilai, CCP, Chinese Media, Uncategorized
Tagged Bo Xilai, CCP, China, Chinese government, Chongqing, Communist Party, corruption, CPC, gini coefficient, Neil Heywood, Wang Lijun
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Province-level action on the Wukan riots
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
Posted in corruption, Wukan
Tagged CCP, China, Chinese government, Communist Party, economy, Guangdong, province, riot, stability, Wang Yang, Wukan, Wukan rebellion, Zhu Minggguo, 朱明国
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Propagandist Behind ‘Founding of a Party’ Admits Audiences are Sick of these Movies
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
Posted in censorship, Chinese Media, media
Tagged box office, CCP, censorship, China, Chinese, Chinese government, Chinese movies, CPC, directors, entertainment, Founding of a Party, Founding of a Republic, Propaganda
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Separation of Powers? The dragon doesn’t believe it exists.
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
Posted in CCP, corruption, Diplomacy, stability
Tagged CCP, Charter 08, Chinese government, Chinese politics, CPC, executive, judiciary, Lai Changxing, legislature, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize, Norway, politburo, rule of law, separation of powers
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