January 2011

Media censorship is part of life in China and – though it may go against the Western belief that everyone is yearning for equal freedoms – many in China do, to a certain degree, acquiesce in the necessary evil of a system that has delivered untold prosperity.

For nearly a week now, as much of the world remains riveted by the events unfolding in Egypt, China is making assiduous efforts to appear uninterested.

The Chinese government will spend around 30 billion yuan over the next five years on new airport projects in the restless far western region of Xinjiang, state media reported on Monday.

Last week’s state visit by China’s President Hu Jintao again underscored the Obama Administration’s reluctance to defend human rights and religious freedom, according to a leading authority.