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Former Editor Attacks Propaganda Department’s Abuses

Alex Harrison — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:20:03 +0000

By Guo HuiEpoch Times Staff Created: January 15, 2013 Last Updated: January 15, 2013 The issues raised by the censorship of Southern Weekly, a liberal newspaper in Guangdong Province, continue to gain attention in China. On Jan. 10, Hong Kong’s iSunAffairs Weekly published an article titled “Counterattack the Propaganda Department,” detailing how Southern Weekly publicly [...]

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Controlling the Narrative About China: The Regime’s Imperial Thoughts

Alex Harrison — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:40:02 +0000

By Matthew RobertsonEpoch Times Staff Created: January 15, 2013 Last Updated: January 15, 2013 Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, set up an electronic bulletin board in New York’s Times Square in August 2011, to assist with the regime’s attempt at influencing public opinion about China overseas. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images) One would think that attending [...]

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Xi’s Style: China’s New Schizophrenic Leadership

Alex Harrison — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:00:06 +0000

Communist Party leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Dec. 27, 2012 in Beijing, China. Xi has talked about reform during his early days in power, but not political reform. (Wang Zhao-Pool/Getty Images) The new boss is now in charge in China, and with good reason people expect to see Xi [...]

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Public Security Official Commits Suicide in Southern China

Alex Harrison — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:40:03 +0000

By Sarah Le & Ariel TianEpoch Times Staff Created: January 10, 2013 Last Updated: January 10, 2013 Qi Xiaolin, the deputy chief of the Public Security Bureau in Guangzhou, recently committed suicide, according to official press reports. (Weibo.com) Qi Xiaolin, the Deputy Party Secretary of the Municipal Public Security Bureau of Guangzhou, the capital of [...]

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Xi Jinping May Take Security Power, China Analyst Believes

Alex Harrison — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:00:16 +0000

By Matthew RobertsonEpoch Times Staff Created: January 10, 2013 Last Updated: January 10, 2013 Chinese Party leader Xi Jinping in September. Xi has begun making moves that experts believe may lead to his consolidating power over the security apparatus. (Feng Li/Getty Images) In a speech heavy with Party jargon and platitudes about better governance, new [...]

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