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Bitcoin Gets Smacked Down in China, The Crypto-Currency's Hotbed
Are Chinese Rights Lawyers Going Rogue?
Why the D.C. lawyer suing China for the Philippines still thinks he can win
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Ai's out, but the crackdown continues
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Bitcoin Gets Smacked Down in China, The Crypto-Currency's Hotbed
Chinese investors have helped drive up the price of Bitcoin to dizzying heights. Now, the Beijing government is doing its best to drive enthusiasm for the cryto-currency back down. The Chinese central bank warned consumers about the risks of Bitcoin and...
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Thu, Dec 12 2013 11:14 AM
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Are Chinese Rights Lawyers Going Rogue?
This is a guest post from Jan Cao, a China-based writer and contributor to FP's Tea Leaf Nation Xia Junfeng was once unknown, but his 2009 arrest for the murder of security officers -- who, he alleged, had savagely beaten him -- made him a symbolic...
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Thu, Oct 10 2013 9:00 AM
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Why the D.C. lawyer suing China for the Philippines still thinks he can win
When the government of the Philippines announced last month it was taking China to court over territorial claims in the South China Sea, it was seen by some as a surprising but savvy move -- a first step toward establishing some sort of law and order...
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Thu, Feb 02 2013 8:05 AM
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Is China fueling the illegal timber trade?
0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false We hear plenty about drugs and conflict diamonds; but the international black market for timber -- a global trade that has been plaguing the forests of South America, Central America, and Asia for years, and one...
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Thu, Feb 02 2013 7:47 AM
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Ai's out, but the crackdown continues
While Ai Weiwei's surprising release dominated the headlines yesterday, the Chinese government took the chance to detain one of China's most important civil rights lawyers, Xu Zhiyong. Rumors of his disappearance on Wednesday were confirmed first...
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Thu, Jun 06 2011 3:15 PM
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Beijing cracks down on migrants
The Chinese government has instituted a new anti-crime measure dubbed "sealed management." In less euphemistic terms, it's a handy new policy of effectively putting migrants on nighttime lockdown in their already decrepit villages. Though...
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Fri, Jul 07 2010 9:43 AM
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