Culture and Society Revisiting death penalty: Wu Ying’s Execution April 2, 2012 2 By Mike Bastin. Wu Ying, the latest non-violent criminal conviction in China for which the death penalty has been meted out, continues to divide public…
Law and Justice Death Row Reality TV Show Sparks Debate on Capital Punishment March 14, 2012 1 By Richard Pascoe. A macabre reality TV talk show series ‘Interviews Before Execution’, broadcast to 40 million viewers each week for four years by a…
Education An 18-Year-Old Doctoral Student Admitted at Nottingham Ningbo under Media Spotlight March 9, 2012 3 By Cong Cao. A feature in the Qianjiang Evening News, a Chinese newspaper in Zhejiang, has caught my eyes: On February 28, the University of…
Culture and Society Cross-Strait Linsanity March 1, 2012 2 By Martin Boyle. Few readers of this blog can have failed to notice how ‘Linsanity’ has broken out in the US and on both sides…
Culture and Society Minimum Wage Rise in China: what does it mean? February 22, 2012 1 By Bin Wu. As the long period of traditional Chinese New Year break has just ended, it may be a tentative time for many global…
Culture and Society Escalating Unrests, No Revolution: Protests in China in 2011 February 16, 2012 5 By Hongyi Lai. The year 2011 is a sleepless year for the Chinese leaders as far as political stability was concerned. While the state had…
Culture and Society Banned As A Hate Speech: When Rules Are Not Made To Be Broken February 6, 2012 7 By Sam Beatson. The recent overreaction of a Hong Kong resident towards a mother and daughter breaching “no eating” rules on the Hong Kong Mass…
Culture and Society The Party Muddles Through January 24, 2012 8 By Zhengxu Wang. Governing the very dynamic and complex Chinese society and economy has become increasingly difficult for the Chinese Communist Party. Challenges to governance…
Culture and Society Civil society in China: dilution of a concept and practice? January 18, 2012 3 By Andreas Fulda. Civil society as a discourse and practice is coming under increasing scrutiny in China. Prior to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership…
Culture and Society China’s new initiatives on cultural development January 12, 2012 4 By Xiaoling Zhang. The importance of promoting culture, both domestically and internationally, was placed center stage again at the 6th Plenary Session of the CPC’s…
