Monthly Archives: January 2011

China’s supreme leader Hu Jintao at the White House

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

Press coverage of the so-called historical summit between Presidents Barak Obama and Hu Jintao has been substantial. Much of the interest focused on how the meeting would mend sore relations after a bad, bad year for China’s image abroad and … Continue reading →

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Will the rest of Africa catch the “Juba bug?”

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

Apart from the contested Abyei area (yet to hold its local referendum on unity or secession) between North and South Sudan, the referendum in South Sudan that was agreed upon in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) has been held … Continue reading →

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Qian Yunhui case revisited

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

The Qian Yunhui case of Zhaiqiao Village, near Yueqing city, in Zhejiang Province, seemed wrapped up and closed. But recurring eye witness accounts detailing the unclear circumstances of Mr. Qian’s gruesome death have kept fuelling suspicion and unwillingness to accept … Continue reading →

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China’s foreign propaganda

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Here we go again. See today’s article in the People’s Daily on the National External Propaganda Work Conferencee, which was convened in Beijing 4-5 January: http://media.people.com.cn/GB/13668599.html 2010 was a disatrous year for Chinese public diplomacy. The PRC revealed a new maritime … Continue reading →

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