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Polling in China
An Original Article for Mei-Zhong Guanxi by Anton Lee Wishik II
Recently, one of the issues brought up in the discussion of blanket statements by the Chinese press(link) was related to the exact level of support for the Olympics among the Chinese people.  It has been declared in the Chinese press from time to [...]

Opinion Polls Contribute to the Depth of the Opening of ‘the Selection of Officials’
民调有助于“官员选拔”的深度开放
No Author’s Name Provided
Original Publication:
The Beijing News
新京报
Link to Original Article
Translated by Anton Lee Wishik II for Mei-Zhong Guanxi
After being ratified by the Central Committee, the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee (the Organization Department) has entrusted the National Bureau of Statistics [...]

Social Information Provided by NGO’s Should Be Paid Attention To
应重视NGO提供的社会信息
By Guo Weiqing (郭巍青)
Original Publication:
The Southern Metropolis Daily
南方都市报
Link to Original Article in Chinese
Translated by Anton Lee Wishik II for Mei-Zhong Guanxi
According to the China Business Journal (中国经营报), this past April, the Shenzhen Workers Professional Safety and Health Center (the Workers Center) did an investigation on the [...]

Why is America energetically researching China?
美国为何起劲研究中国
By Shen Dingli (沈丁立)
Original Publication:
The People’s Daily (Overseas Edition)
人民日报海外版
Link to Original Article in Chinese
Translated by Anton Lee Wishik II for Mei-Zhong Guanxi
America is a superpower.  Where is it super?  It has a mighty economy, is dominant in finance, blazes new trails in science and technology, is the leader in military [...]

No Need to Pay Too Much Attention to How Many Heads of State Attend the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics
不必太在意有多少元首参加奥运开幕式
By Tian Dezheng (田德政)
Original Publication:
The China Youth Daily
中国青年报
Link to Original Article in Chinese

Translated by Anton Lee Wishik II for Mei-Zhong Guanxi
The Olympics, this grand, worldwide sports event held once every four years, leads to the eager [...]

An Exploration of the Origins of Der Spiegel’s Distorted Reports on China
《明镜》周刊歪曲中国报道探源
By Dong Xiaobin (董晓宾)
Original Publication:
The International Herald Leader
国际先驱导报
Link to Article in Chinese
Translated by Anton Lee Wishik II for Mei-Zhong Guanxi
From ‘Textbook News’ to ‘Anti-China Henchman’
It is necessary for the Merkel administration to go through the media to create a change in public opinion on [...]

The Origins of Communal Unawareness
不明真相的群体性情绪因何而来
By Xiao Yu (晓宇)
Original Publication:
The Xiaoxiang Morning Paper
潇湘晨报

Translated by Anton Lee Wishik II for Mei-Zhong Guanxi
It seems that people’s sentiments are being influenced by global warming and random outbursts of extreme weather.

Don’t Let the Internet Become a Sacrifice to Violent Language
别让网络成为语言暴力的牺牲品
By Wang Jianxun (王建勋)
Original Publication:
The Southern Metropolis Daily
南方都市报
Link to Article

Translation by Anton Lee Wishik II for Mei-Zhong Guanxi
Recently, Blog China issued a proposal calling on Internet users to cease wildly slandering others on the Internet.  It also advocated the maintenance of data and evidence on ‘the [...]

Every County is Weng’an
每一个县都是瓮安
By Xu Zhiyong
许志永
Original Publication:
The Open Constitution Initiative
公盟
http://www.gongmeng.cn/en/
Translation by Anton Lee Wishik II for Mei-Zhong Guanxi
On June 28th, due to the death of a middle school student and the persecution of her family, tens of thousands of people in Weng’an county, Guizhou province participated in the sudden explosion of an uprising ‘incident.’  Although [...]

How Some in the Chinese Media Go About Discrediting the New York Times, CNN, and the Western Media
Original Article for Mei-Zhong Guanxi by Anton Lee Wishik II
An analysis of the article ‘Was the New York Times a bit CNN today?’ is instructive in examining how the Chinese media goes about discrediting Western sources that are [...]