Extra! Extra! Gay social sites, gangsters getting death sentences, and citizen participation in China?
- Well, hello! Steven Millward of Sinobytes talks to our own Kenneth Tan about Gays.com, the online gay social networking site started right here in Shanghai. [CNET]
- Two gangsters have been sentenced to death after being caught in the massive Chongqing corruption crackdown. [Washington Post]
- Does China need to start letting ordinary citizens take part in the political process in order to maintain a stable growth? At least one place thinks so. [Foreign Affairs]
- Oh here's another guy who wants people (namely the media and film industry) to have more rights as well - Charles Zhang, CEO of Sohu.com. [Reuters]
- One Chinese college is trying to reverse the trend of not-great students graduating from today's universities by... forcing them to think for themselves. [Little Red Book]
- Li Ka-shing is still really, really rich. Like Hong Kong's richest person with a net worth of $21.3 billion. [Business Week]
- All that talk about China ruling the world soon? It's total B.S., says Kim R. Holmes. [Washington Times]
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