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...Since President Hu Jintao assumed full control of the government in September, there have been several signs of a widening crackdown on freedom of expression: the shutdown of A Complete Mess, a politically pluralistic university chat site; the firing of several prominent journalists; and the canceling of classes taught by a Peking University professor who openly criticized China's propaganda system in essays, interviews and lectures. Last month when a Guangdong newsweekly published a list of 50 "public intellectuals," the state-run People's Daily responded with a sharply worded editorial attacking the concept: "What is meant by 'public intellectual...
...Yiwu's main intersection, the Vivi Bright Wedding Photo Studio has installed fake evergreens, mounds of Styrofoam pellets masquerading as snow, and a white picket fence outside its storefront. "People want their wedding pictures in front of a Christmas tree because Christmas is modern," explains Hu Hanbang, the studio's manager. Hu plans to dress as St. Nick on Christmas Eve and give away picture frames in red envelopes of the sort that Chinese distribute over Lunar New Year...
...summit of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus Japan, South Korea and China could form the basis of an East Asian Community, modelled on ASEAN’s own plans for free trade and further integration. Prime Minister John Howard of Australia and Premier Hu Jintao of China have started negotiations as to what would be required of a free trade pact between the two countries. Australia has already inked a similar deal with Thailand. Asia could find itself as economically integrated as Europe without the politicized wrangling over common currencies and madcap attempts to establish...
...growing sense of Taiwan identity, the KMT is downplaying eventual reunification with the mainland, once an uncompromising part of its ideology. But without a clear message to send voters, the party is in a state of confusion. "I think we don't really know what to do," says Jason Hu, mayor of the city of Taichung in central Taiwan and one of the KMT's top leaders. If green wins, says Hu, "Chen will have a supreme power machine...
...tour of Latin America, China's President Hu Jintao proved himself a master of manners. Rule 1: never go to a host's house empty-handed. Hu announced more than $30 billion worth of long-term contracts and new investments in Central and South America, and his newfound friends returned the favors: Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru said they recognized China as a "market economy"?not a developing one?strengthening China's bid for better trade terms from the World Trade Organization. Hu's largesse included...