Archive for the ‘Chinas’ Tag

‘Morally corrupted’ ex-railways boss axed by China’s Communist Party

Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 9:08 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

Poor management was blamed for the high speed collision in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in July 2011.Liu Zhijun had been under investigation since February 2011, report saidAccused of taking bribes, being responsible for severe corruption in railways systemLiu linked to rail crash in July 2011 that led to 40 deaths, 172 injuriesReport revealed ...

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Yangjiang Group: China’s iconclastic calligraphers

Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 12:49 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

The Yiangjiang Group – Sun Qingling (left), Chen Zaiyan and Zheng Guogu – subvert Chinese calligraphy While Ai Wei Wei struggles with the censors, China’s avant garde artists remain a force in the countryThe Yangjiang Group, unlike many Chinese contemporary artists, live and work in their hometownThe group, who specialise in ...

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Heavy hand of China’s censors fuels online frenzy

Friday, 23 March 2012, 12:04 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

Bo Xilai’s foothold near the summit of the Chinese Communist Party started to crumble recently.This week rumors abounded of tanks entering Beijing and shots being fired in the cityFollowed shock dismissal of Communist Party politburo member and Chongqing party chief Bo XilaiNo explanation of Bo’s dismissal given, prompting ...

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The rise and fall of China’s Bo Xilai

Friday, 16 March 2012, 18:58 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

Bo Xilai at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing this month before his sacking as Communist Party secretary of Chongqing. Bo Xilai’s sacking is the biggest political scandal to hit China for yearsThe Chongqing chief was dismissed amid a scandal involving a key deputyFlorCruz met Bo when both were students at Peking ...

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