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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Journalist Detained After Reporting On Church
The Christian Science Monitor correspondent, Peter Ford, was detained and questioned for three hours after the police broke up a house church meeting in Nanyang, Henan province he had been reporting on with his assistant. Around 15 people including uniformed and plainclothes police, Religious Affairs Bureau officials and a man who said he was from [...]
Tags: Henan
Start December with a bang at the FCCC Christmas Cracker!
Where? Ginkgo (formerly called Room 101), Jiaodaokou When? Saturday, 6th December 2008 (8pm till late) What? Mulled wine, beer, mixed drinks, Stollen, savoury snacks, festive tunes, drunken Santa, annual FCCC video, plus live Cuban band playing “Have yourself a Merry Commie Christmas” Tickets now on sale. They’ll sell like hot mince pies, so rsvp to [...]
Government Must Punish Thugs Who Beat Up Belgian TV Crew
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China is appalled by the violent attack on the Belgian TV crew and calls on the central government to track down and punish those responsible. “This illegal and brutal act is a disgrace to Henan and to China,” said Jonathan Watts, president of the FCCC. “If the government is serious [...]
Tags: Henan
Belgian TV Crew Assaulted
Belgian VRT journalist Tom Van de Weghe, his cameraman and assistant were beaten up and robbed of tapes, phones and money as they attempted to report on HIV-Aids in Shangqiu County, Henan province. Eight thugs pulled their van over, reached inside to unlock the doors, dragged the crew on to the road and punched them [...]
Tags: Henan
Confucianism For The New China
We are pleased to welcome Daniel Bell, Confucian scholar and author of a new book, China’s New Confucianism, as a discussion on Confucianism as a political model for China today. Please join us for a discussion of whether Confucianism could be considered a religion, Confucian views on freedom of the press, Confucian-inspired bonding over karaoke, [...]
