Beijing Subway Bans Halloween Costumes
on October 31, 2014
The Chinese capital banned Halloween costumes from its subway system, warning they could cause “panic” and “stampedes.”
In Hong Kong Photographer, China Sees Image of Spy
on October 31, 2014
Dan Garrett, a gnarled, tattooed former Pentagon intelligence analyst, has attracted more stares than usual lately when he prowls the streets here with a camera fitted with a 300-millimeter lens, snapping images of pro-democracy demonstrations, signs and stickers.
Taiwan Puts Curbs on Study in China, WeChat for Top Officials
on October 31, 2014
Taiwan and China have fostered closer commercial ties recent years, and since 2008 have signed some 21 trade agreements. But both sides remain at loggerheads over Taiwan’s political status. Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province that must be returned to the fold at all costs, while Taipei says China must respect Taiwan’s current self-ruled democratic system.
Toronto School District Cancels Plans for Confucius Institute
on October 31, 2014
Canada’s largest school district moved to terminate its agreement with the institute, which would have offered after-school Chinese language and culture classes, over concerns about China’s human rights record and restrictions on academic freedom.
Plenum Didn’t Decide on Zhou Graft Case ‘As He Is No Longer State Leader’
on October 31, 2014
The Party's anti-graft watchdog announced three months ago that it was investigating Zhou—making him the first serving or former member of the elite Politburo Standing Committee to be probed—but there has been no word since on progress in the case. State media, including the People's Daily news portal, had speculated the Party would expel Zhou at its plenum last week.
Key Points in China’s Flood of Legal Reform Rhetoric
on October 31, 2014
One core focus of the plenum documents is extra-judicial interference in the work of the courts, which is a source of intense public dissatisfaction with China’s legal system. Notably, they call for the establishment of “circuit courts” operating across jurisdictions, which some of since speculated might be directly answerable to Beijing.
AFP Follows Chinese Fugitive Money Trail
on October 31, 2014
The son of China’s most famous fugitive spent the five years before his father was placed under investigation for corruption setting up two Australian companies and buying a development site in Sydney’s Neutral Bay.
India-China Border Standoff: High in the Mountains, Thousands of Troops Go Toe-to-Toe
on October 31, 2014
The mountain standoff lasted weeks and at times involved tense shoving-and-shouting matches, according to Indian border-patrol troopers who participated. Both armies called in helicopters. The scale and duration of the clash are signs of mounting friction between the world’s two most-populous countries.
China: Facebook Not Banned, but Must Follow the Rules
on October 31, 2014
“Foreign Internet companies entering China must at the base level accord to Chinese laws and regulations,” Lu Wei, the director of China’s State Internet Information Office, said. “First, you can’t damage the national interests of the country. Second is you cannot hurt the benefits of Chinese consumers.”
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on October 31, 2014
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