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Clampdown on China Muslim and Tibetan Minorities
Dictatorship accused of renewed mass violence in repression of China Muslim and Tibetan minorities
Dictatorship’s Latest Chinese Media Blackout Rules
Orwellian controls on communication that comprise Chinese media blackout rules are stability threat
China Torture Camps Exposed by Rape Victim’s Mother
Ghastly case of dictatorship repression at China torture camps exposed with electricity and suspension torture routine
China Blind Dissident Guangcheng’s Family Persecuted
Blind lawyer activist Guangcheng’s family persecuted without end at hands of Chinese dictatorship
Noodle Diplomacy? US Official Praised in China
US Treasury Secretary Lew makes headlines in China for eating frugal meal of noodles. Noodle Diplomacy contrasts American corruption with dictatorship China
Hundreds of Millions of China Abortions Since 70s
Massive forced abortion policies are unlike anything else in human history with hundreds of millions of China abortions forced on women by government
China’s Dissident Blind Lawyer Visits Taiwan
Chen Guangcheng, China’s blind lawyer visits Taiwan to get support for his national reform crusade
Army of Poor Petitioners Decend on China Congress
Petitioners decend on China in increasingly modernized economy in need of political reform to address its many issues
China Village Gets Dictatorship Concessions But Still Sceptical
Anger at corruption and calls for democracy hint at widespread discontent as China village gets dictatorship concessions