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Australian says he was beaten up by customs

22 Jun 2012

An Australian-Chinese man who says he was beaten up and detained by customs officers at the Western Corridor border crossing in Shenzhen for about seven hours is demanding an apology and an...

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Wukan elects 109 village representatives

12 Feb 2012

More than 6,600 residents of Wukan cast their ballots yesterday in the second round of voting for villagers to represent them.

7:16AM

Villagers made world's press feel welcome

22 Dec 2011

Wukan villagers have demonstrated their organisational ability, solidarity and hospitality by hosting dozens of journalists from all over the world during the past few weeks.

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Villagers vow to fight if police attack

20 Dec 2011

More than 80 per cent of the 13,000 villagers in Wukan, Guangdong, are ready to shed blood to defend their rights if the authorities respond to their protests with violence, a...

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'We will drive away cold-heartedness'

24 Oct 2011

Nearly 200 people gathered yesterday at an alley in Foshan - where a toddler was run over twice by vans and then ignored by 18 passers-by - to give strangers free hugs and declare 'war' on social...

10:52PM

Hit-and-run case triggers calls for legislation

20 Oct 2011

Mainland intellectuals are calling for legislation to be passed that would punish people who do not try to help a stranger in need.

10:34PM

Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

3:55AM

Language guru admits violence

Li Yang, China's charismatic teacher of English, apologised on his micro-blogging account at the weekend after his American wife posted a string of pictures and comments alleging domestic violence...

7:14PM

Much-criticised regulation on petitions toned down

Shenzhen has revised a controversial new regulation on petitions, removing most of the contentious content after an earlier draft was criticised as an attempt to curb civil rights.

7:02PM

Memorial to honour Japanese settlers razed

A controversial stone monument dedicated to Japanese settlers who died in China when they tried to return home in the immediate aftermath of the second world war has been demolished, just days...

4:34PM

A bald statement of intent

Peng Yanhui always wanted long hair, and the 28-year-old Guangzhou resident, who works for a non-governmental educational organisation, was getting close to his ideal hairstyle.

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