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Press Reviews
Press Reviews
From 2007 to 2018, and in 2021, the CEFC Research Assistants produced a regular review of the press covering news in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
The news clippings below were collected from both Chinese and English newspapers and now constitute a useful and original resource for researchers.
22 November 2012
Keywords: local politics, central leadership, U.S.-China relations, China-Taiwan relations CHINA - POLITICS The Politburo Standing Committee XI JINPING Many commented on his speech: “我们的人民热爱生活，期盼有更好的教育、更稳定的工作、更满意的收入、更可靠的社会保障、更高水平的医疗卫生服务、更舒适的居住条件、更优美的环境，期盼着孩子们能成长得更好、工作得更好、生活得更好。人民对美好生活的向往，就是我们的奋斗目标。” Did not repeat Hu’s slogans, “very frank and showed his consideration for the...
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Keywords: local politics, political reform, Hong Kong localism, Bo Xilai, central leadership, anti-corruption CHINA - POLITICS 18th Party Congress Evaluation of the Hu-Wen era Damien Ma, Foreign Affairs, “Before and After Hu” “On the whole, Hu and his premier, Wen Jiabao, are handing the new Xi administration an economic legacy that is far from stellar and a society that is...
READ MORE22 October 2012
Keywords: political reform, economic reform, labour reeducation, mental health, nobel prize, Hong Kong land supplyCHINA - POLITICS The 18th Party Congress China Media Project: Watchwords: Reading China through its Party Vocabulary “图中有四色：深红，浅红，浅蓝，深蓝。深红色词语，包括“阶级斗争”、“无产阶级专政”、“毛泽东思想”等，是极权时代的口号，但今天并未完全消失；浅红词语，如“三个代表”、“科学发展观”等，是今天的官方提法，握有话语霸权，充斥官媒；浅蓝词语，如“宪政”、“公民社会”，在媒体上允许使用，但官方...
READ MORE9 October 2012
Keywords: Wang Lijun, Bo Xilai, protest, political participation, China-Taiwan relationship, New Territories development CHINA - POLITICS Wang Lijun trial 9/17: Trial began 9/22: Wang sentenced to 15 years in jail. He faced up to 20 years in jail but the sentence was reduced due to his “meritorious service” in cooperation....
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Keywords: Wang Lijun, Bo Xilai, central leadership, infrastructure, AIDS, activism, aging population, Hong Kong LegCo election, Hong Kong housing policy CHINA - POLITICS Wang Lijun charged 9/5: Wang Lijun charged with defection, abuse of power and bribe taking (徇私枉法、叛逃、滥用职权、受贿). In the indictment it was described that Wang “consciously neglected his duty and bent the law for...
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