After 81 days in detention, the detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has finally been allowed to go home. His mother Gao Ying didn't sleep last night,...
Ai Weiwei returns home
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CATEGORY: China
How to stay safe online in the wake of the Gmail hack
The theft of hundreds of Gmail account passwords last week by Chinese hackers from Jinan city in Shandong province left many of us feeling...
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A vague directive last month for domestic TV stations not to focus solely on “entertainment” inspired the Financial Times to dig deeper. Last week...
China controls news of Mongolian protests
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Ai Weiwei keeps his beard
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China creates new body to oversee internet
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China indie film festival cancels itself
With Ai Weiwei still missing in action, and dozens of other government undesirables, such as activists and rights lawyers also disappearing, it’s no...
The Road to Rejuvenation
Ten years in the making and with a price tag of US$400m, the freshly-opened National Museum of China on the eastern edge of Tiananmen Square may be...
Ai Weiwei’s wife, Lu Qing, is “very worried”
The Chinese authorities detained dissident artist Ai Weiwei more than a week ago. Yesterday, Ai’s wife Lu Qing, also an artist, spoke to Justin Webb...
No sign of Ai Weiwei day after airport arrest
Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has joined the ranks of other dissidents who have irked the government. He has simply gone missing. Police...
