The approach of the Chinese Communist Party's seventeenth national congress is being accompanied by a war of words in print over the right to talk about reform.
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It is common in western films to see ordinary members of the public going into government institutions, asking for some government-held information, and easily obtaining what they want. To the
2007 is a sensitive year in Sino-Japan relations - the seventieth anniversary of the outbreak of the second Sino-Japanese war (or the "war of resistance against Japan"). Long
"Nail house" is a term unique to mainland China. At a time when many urban homes are being demolished and residents relocated, the term has sprung up to
China's first law providing the same level of protection for private property as for state-owned property was approved, with an absolute majority, by the National People's
China's annual National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) - which convened on 5 March 2007 - seem this
A quick search on Baidu, mainland China's most popular internet search-engine, for news and comment on the tenth national congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) – held
The next election for chief executive of Hong Kong, to be held on 25 March 2007, is attracting an unusual amount of attention - finally, there will be more than
For the last month, the foreign press has been hyping up an article first published in autumn 2006 in the Beijing Daily, entitled "Democracy is a Good Thing"
The television series The Rise of Great Nations, shown on China's state network CCTV across twelve episodes on 13-24 November 2006, has stirred up a lively media debate
In 2003 the German literary magazine Lettre International launched a new literary prize, the "Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage" to recognise and honour a valuable