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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Kashgar Police Follow, Harass Journalists
During the Eid holiday that began Nov. 27, two journalists traveling separately to Kashgar, Xinjiang, were harassed by police and foreign affairs officials — one of whom demanded they leave the city, despite reassurances from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing the city remains open. In both cases, local residents were under apparent pressure [...]
Tags: Xinjiang
Dec 4 – The Frankfurt Book Fair: Lessons Learnt?
China was “guest of honour” at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest publishing trade event. More than a thousand officials, publishers and writers from the People’s Republic travelled to Germany. Chinese officials called Frankfurt the “Cultural Olympics”: a showcase for its new strategy of exporting “soft power” and bringing China´s culture to the [...]
Nov 25 – Xinjiang In Fiction And Fact
Author Wang Gang will discuss his book, “English”, a semi-autobiographical account of growing up in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, or bing tuan (literally “army group”) – the 2.6 million member-strong all-important instrument of state control in the territory. The novel, published in Chinese in 2004 and now translated into English, was critically-acclaimed and [...]
Tags: Xinjiang
Nov 24 – Copenhagen Or Bust? A Panel Discussion
**Fully subscribed. All those registered have received acknowlegdements. Waiting list on the gate for those willing to wait for a spare place. Camerapeople should get there in good time to set up, as space is limited.** U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders have agreed that they have run out of time to forge [...]
Hu, Obama Meeting A Missed Opportunity For Openness
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China regrets the missed opportunity to demonstrate openness when Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barrack Obama read statements to the media at a press conference Nov. 17. Following the prepared statements, there was no chance for reporters attending the event to ask questions, which would have highlighted what [...]
