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'Beijing cough' an insult to capital, says doctor

21 Jan 2013

A top doctor has claimed that naming a chronic respiratory problem "Beijing cough" is an insult to the capital.

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Exposé on commentator Kato Yoshikazu draws mixed reaction

4 Nov 2012

With his sharp social criticism and incisive commentary on Sino-Japanese relations, Kato Yoshikazu has been a darling of the Chinese media since he arrived in 2003 not knowing a word of Chinese....

Peking University to sue ex-professor Zou Hengfu over sex allegations

3 Sep 2012

Peking University has filed a lawsuit against one of its former professors after he accused faculty members of preying on young female workers at a nearby restaurant and giving them degrees in...

Peking University professor's 'lechery' post goes viral

26 Aug 2012

Professor Zou Hengfu, a mainland economist, has demonstrated the truth behind the Chinese idiom "evil deeds spread a thousand miles".

Rights lawyers push enrolment policy reform

18 Jul 2012

Eight human rights lawyers have urged the Ministry of Education to abolish discriminatory enrolment policies at elite universities which put students from some impoverished and populous regions at...

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

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Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Sceptics mock professor's mother-hugging display

Flamboyant Peking University president Zhou Qifeng has sparked a public debate over filial piety after returning to his ancestral home in Hunan province for his mother's 90th birthday.

'Social stability should be key in demolition cases'

The country's top court has stressed the need to consider potential impacts on social stability before demolition requests are granted.

University urges 'rational' debate after 'dogs' jibe

Peking University called on its teachers and students to take a 'rational' view of cultural differences between Hong Kong and the mainland yesterday, following an incident where one of its...

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In front of imperialists, [Hongkongers] are dogs. But in front of Chinese, they are wolves. These people are residues of colonialism

Peking University intellectual Kong Qingdong

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In front of imperialists, [Hongkongers] are dogs. But in front of Chinese, they are wolves. These people are residues of colonialism

Peking University intellectual Kong Qingdong...

Politics is corroding Chinese love of learning

China has an old saying: nothing is as important as reading. This gives the impression that China as a nation loves knowledge and study. But, last year, a survey by the Chinese Academy of...