Thursday, December 02, 2004

News

Kunqu Opera at the Heart of Tradition: To love, or not to love? This is the question bugging Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). Making great achievements during his reign, he is also plagued by the conundrum which has perplexed men and women throughout history.

China 'gray lists' its intellectuals: In a move intended to muffle the voices of some of China's most prominent and independent scholars and activists, hard-line elements in the new Hu Jintao government are seeking to eradicate the concept of "public intellectuals" in China.

China 'blocks Google news site': China has been accused of blocking access to Google News by the media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders.

China faces up to Aids challenge: In 1989, local officials found almost 150 heroin users were HIV positive - the first confirmed cases in China. And since then Aids has devastated poor farming communities in the area.


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