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As far as live television goes, it doesn't get much more compelling. What was supposed to be a stately ceremony inaugurating China Central Television's 2008 Olympics coverage turned into a public spectacle after a popular Beijing newscaster grabbed the mike, interrupting the festivities to accuse her husband, a...
It wasn't the first time China's video sites have featured content that the authorities would have preferred to keep unseen. In November, an unabridged version of Ang Lee's erotic thriller, Lust, Caution, swamped Chinese websites after 22 minutes of graphic sex scenes were cut by China's...
Sticky issues remain - including the nature of the Taipei regime in relation to the government in Beijing if both are part of "One China." Ma believes he can skirt the issue by referring to the government in Taiwan by its official name, The Republic of China, based on a consensus...
Even though it has moderated its talk about Taiwan, China continues to carry the big stick in the relationship and can ratchet up the pressure when it wants. Beijing's diplomacy, for example, continues to reduce Taiwan's international presence. In recent years Senegal and Costa Rica dropped their recognition...
Furthermore, China's ability to use military force to prevent Taiwan from declaring independence grows along with the budget for the People's Liberation Army, which has increased by more than 10% annually for the past 10 years. Chen says that there are now more than 1,300 missiles stationed...