GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Police in Chongqing in southwest China on Tuesday 14 August shot dead a bank robber. But this wasn’t any ordinary thief. Chongqing is one of China’s largest cities and business centres, with a long economic history that includes it being the first inland commercial port in China that was opened to foreigners, [...]
China restricts party websites following official’s sacking
March 21, 2012 by
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – China has ordered the content of Maoist web sites to be censored following the recent removal of a high-level government official, Bo Xilai, the Associated Press reports. Access to some content on two sites, Utopia and Maoflag, which admired Bo, the fallen Communist party boss of Chongking, is reportedly blocked. Bo, who [...]
