Ex-Chinese Party Official’s Wife Has Been Convicted of Murdering a UK Businessman and Sentenced to Death

A court sentences the wife of an ex-Communist leader to death, but instantly commutes her sentence. Her household aid was convicted of the same crime and received a 9-year-prison-sentence.   A Chinese court on Monday found Gu Kailai, the wife of a disgraced Communist Party leader, guilty of murder in the death of a British businessman last […]

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China Cracks Down After ‘Jasmine Revolution’ Protest Call

The anonymous call for a “jasmine revolution” in China’s major cities was made online, first on a website run by overseas dissidents, then on Twitter, which despite being blocked is still widely used by activists in China. But unlike what happened in Tunisia and Egypt, where such efforts prompted massive street protests that eventually toppled both governments, the biggest response in China was from the state.

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Essay: Guarding History

The five flagpoles that stand in front of the Star Ferry terminal at the tip of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong have long been a popular meeting place. It was at this familiar spot 20 years ago that democracy advocates sold commemorative items to raise money for the victims of the June 4 crackdown at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square

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China tries to stamp out ‘Jasmine Revolution’

Authorities detained activists, elevated the number of police about the streets, disconnected some cell phone text messaging companies and censored Web postings regarding the contact to stage protests in Beijing, Shanghai and 11 other key metropolitan areas. Jittery Chinese authorities wary of any domestic dissent staged a display of force Sunday to squelch a mysterious […]

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China raises financial institution reserves to curb lending, ease inflation

China ordered its banking institutions Friday to maintain back more funds as reserves in its newest transfer to curb lending and cool a spike in inflation The buy raising reserves 0.5% of deposits is the second this kind of move this year by the central financial institution and follows 6 reserve raises in 2010. Reserves […]

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