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1. News - China

   Football author turned government critic splits China

   Posted Feb 28th 2013, 02:49pm by AFP

   ... glorious job to criticise his society,” he said, adding with a grin that the state broadcaster was his benchmark for reform. “China needs more Li Chengpengs. But one day if CCTV starts criticising ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1162736/football-author-turned-government-critic-splits-china
2. News - China

   Former soccer commentator Li Chengpeng makes a political pitch

   Posted Apr 17th 2013, 12:00am by Patrick Boehler

   ... News China Li Chengpeng China Politics Patrick Boehler For Li Chengpeng, the transition from football commentary to withering critiques of society was easy, given how much the two have in common Soccer commentator turned social critic Li Chengpeng thought he was in trouble when a policeman stopped him at Chengdu airport on his way to Hong Kong last week. But instead of being ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1216300/former-soccer-commentator-li-chengpeng-makes-political-pitch
3. Comment - Blogs

   Liberal writer Li Chengpeng on the parallels of football and politics in China

   Posted Apr 11th 2013, 07:49am by Patrick Boehler

   ... Comment Blogs Li Chengpeng Football in China Patrick Boehler 'A game's result, everyone knows it already,' says intellectual When Li Chengpeng left Chengdu for Hong Kong, a policeman stopped him at the airport. The author expected red tape or harassment, but the policeman was just another fan. He had read Li's books, he said. The writer, born in the third year ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1211989/liberal-writer-li-chengpeng-parallels-football-and-politics-china
4. News - China

   Another signing, another brawl for divisive writer Li Cheng-peng

   Posted Jan 16th 2013, 12:00am by He Huifeng, CHOI CHI-YUK

   ... the two groups of people clashed at least three times between 6pm and 7pm, with some suffering minor injuries. At one stage a middle-aged, bespectacled man shouted "Li Chengpeng ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1128953/another-signing-another-brawl-divisive-writer-li-cheng-peng
5. News - China - LITERATURE

   Attacked by leftists, author Li Chengpeng mulls over filing charges

   Posted Jan 15th 2013, 12:00am by LAURA ZHOU

   ... and clash during ensuing protests. Li Chengpeng, a former journalist, was punched in the head during an afternoon signing of his new book for readers at the Zhongguancun Bookstore in Haidian ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1128163/author-attacked-leftists-mulls-filing-charges
6. Comment - Blogs

   Liberal writer Li Chengpeng was punched and threatened with a knife at his Beijing book-signing event yesterday

   Posted Jan 14th 2013, 06:36am by John Kennedy

   ... Comment Blogs Li Chengpeng Beijing Chengdu John Kennedy China abroad  |  China at home good morning beijing. Another day to channel Bill Clinton and avoid inhaling, pollution still high twitter.com/niubi/status/2… — Bill Bishop (@niubi) January 13, 2013 Writer Li Chengpeng returned to his hometown Chengdu Saturday to sign copies of his new book, " The Whole World Knows ", a collection ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1127603/liberal-writer-li-chengpeng-was-punched-and-threatened-knife-his
7. Comment - Insight & Opinion - WHO SAID IT?

   Who said it?

   Posted Apr 17th 2013, 12:00am

   ... commentator-turned-social critic Li Chengpeng   I particularly wish to express my gratitude for your friendly hospitality to me and my wife Iceland's lesbian Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir on her visit ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1216313/who-said-it
8. News - China

   Social media in China redraws old battle lines between left and right

   Posted Apr 17th 2013, 12:00am by Patrick Boehler

   ... News China Li Chengpeng China Politics Weibo Social Media Patrick Boehler Social media like Weibo is helping China have the type of debate it hasn't seen in decades "P*** off and go abroad" is an insult that writer Li Chengpeng faces every day. Many conservatives want the former soccer commentator to leave the country and don't shy away from telling him so ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1216306/social-media-china-redraws-old-battle-lines-between-left-and-right
9. News - China - POLITICS

   Li Chengpeng, the author who signs his books wearing a stab-proof vest

   Posted Mar 05th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News China Li Chengpeng Author stab-proof vest Agence France-Presse in Chengdu, Sichuan Once a football commentator who drew a huge following in China as he rooted out corruption in the sport, Li Chengpeng is now one of the government's fiercest critics - and lives in fear for his own safety. Li symbolises the breadth of opinions among ordinary Chinese, with seven million ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1177444/li-chengpeng-author-who-signs-his-books-wearing-stab-proof-vest
10. News - China

    Attacking Apple backfires for CCTV

    Posted Mar 16th 2013, 01:06pm by Amy Li

    ... News China CCTV Apple Consumer Rights Show Amy Li China's state broadcaster CCTV appears to have fallen victim to one of its own shows, according to Chinese netizens. For the 23rd ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1192163/attacking-apple-backfires-cctv

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