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After Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced at a press conference that Chen Guangcheng could well apply to study abroad just as any other Chinese citizen can, the U.S. State Department issued a statement that says Chen has been offered a financial aid package by a U.S. university and is allowed to bring his wife and [...]
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Four major state-run newspapers in Beijing published strongly worded editorials on the same day, accusing the U.S. politicians of “clumsy antics” and using activist Chen Guangchang as a pawn against China. Beijing Daily: “Looking at U.S Politicans’ Clumsy Antics through Chen Guangcheng.” Beijing Times: “Chen Guangcheng Is A Newly Found Tool And Pawn of America; [...]
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Photos from Sina and Beijing News Updated: On December 4, Beijing’s PM 2.5 reading soared to 522, or “beyond index” on the scale of 500. We’ve added at the bottom of this post Chinese netizens’ comments on this, as well as those on Beijing’s EPB’s refusal to release information as per the request of our [...]
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