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Source: Global Times Published: May 16, 2012 19:05
Like Chen Guangcheng, the blind activist who revealed the alleged violent practices of local family planning officers, many barefoot lawyers are known for taking on controversial cases such as illegal land grabs and corruption.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 15, 2012 19:55
The Chinese landscape is dotted with the works of Buddhist-inspired artists, sculptors and painters. Statues, murals and friezes chronicle the imagination of ages past, depicting Buddhist gods, their stories and myths, turning large natural grottoes into massive art galleries.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 14, 2012 22:00
Geneticists hope genetically modified farm animals and plants could provide better and safer food for people.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 13, 2012 18:55
The only domestic violence shelter in Beijing has received no visitors since it opened eight years ago, as bureaucracy, poor service turn women away from such shelters in China.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 10, 2012 21:55
He Liehui is an African chieftain, but it’s hard to tell. For one thing, he’s Chinese, and he wears no traditional African decorations or badges of office. The only sign of his status is the African art decorations in his Shanghai office.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 10, 2012 21:50
The earthquake-battered town of Yingxiu in Sichuan Province is coming back to life with ambitious tourism plans.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 09, 2012 20:45
Lin Zhao is one of many who were wrongfully jailed, sentenced or executed before or during the Cultural Revolution. Recent times have seen more and more discussion about sensitive times of the past through new platforms like Weibo.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 08, 2012 20:00
More than three decades after the death of Chairman Mao, many people still remember him despite the controversial policies that he spearheaded during his tenure.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 07, 2012 22:05
As the London Olympic Games draws near, China’s sport agencies are extremely cautious about what athletes eat. They are worried that high concentrations of certain chemicals in domestic meat supplies could make Chinese athletes a target of andi-doping agencies.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 06, 2012 20:25
Perverted Pepper's peers in the circle of Chinese cartoonists view the Internet as the prime platform to publish and sketch their work, allowing them to skip examination and garner more attention.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 04, 2012 23:30
Xiao Li can type, drive, speak foreign languages and she can also disarm an armed attacker within seconds. She is one of the growing number of women choosing to join the world of bodyguarding.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 03, 2012 23:45
Although the Three Gorges Dam remains controversial, it has been a huge engine of high-speed development for the city of Yichang near the project.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 02, 2012 19:35
About half of the wealthy people in China admit to religious beliefs, according to the Chinese Luxury Consumer White Paper 2011.
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Source: Global Times Published: May 01, 2012 19:45
A small village in a remote mountainous village in Guizhou may be home to one of the world's last cave dwellers.
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Source: Global Times Published: April 26, 2012 23:50
Stephon Marbury sank down on the court with his face in his hands and started sobbing, amid the applause and standing cheers of "MVP" from the audience at the Beijing MasterCard center.
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