Category Archives: Current Events

The Ya’an Earthquake: Donation Revolt in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, by Qing Lang

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Qing Lang (晴朗) is a commentator for Radio Free Asia’s Cantonese service. You can read the original here. Translated by Jack. Whether or not the Ya’an earthquake was a man-made disaster, whether or not the Three Gorges Dam influenced Sichuan’s … Continue reading →

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More Citizens Detained in China for Demanding Public Disclosure of Officials’ Personal Wealth

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Following earlier detentions in Guangdong and Beijing, on April 27, another ten activists in Xinyu, Jiangxi (江西新余) were taken into police custody for demanding that government officials disclose their assets. Since then, seven of them have been released but Liu … Continue reading →

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The Anxiety of a Propaganda Chief in the Face of Media Changes, by Song Zhibiao

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Until May 2011, Song Zhibiao (宋志标) was a commentator with the Southern Metropolis Daily in Guangzhou and well received for his commentaries on current affairs in China. He was suspended that month for his article commemorating the third anniversary of … Continue reading →

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