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Sociologist Ma Yong on Chinese left-right politics

Sociologist Ma Yong on Chinese left-right politics

"After the Chongqing saga, I have been pondering whether there are actually real leftists in the academic sense in China. The ideas presented by those apparent leftists are -- from the academic point of view -- anti-constitution and anti-modernization. The so-called "rightists" in 1957 weren't rightists but pro-constitution advocates. Anti-rightism is in fact anti-constitutionalism. The debate between the left and the right is often quite simply a debate between tradition and modernism, or between dictatorship and constitutionalism." more ›

Civil servants more tolerant than members of the public of “naked officials”

Civil servants more tolerant than members of the public of “naked officials”

Government officials are more tolerant than members of the public when it comes to the "naked officials" phenomena, according to a new report, "Rule of Law Blueprint 2012", by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences  (CASS). The term "naked officials" refers to civil servants whose spouses and children have all migrated abroad. more ›

What it takes to whiten your collar in China

What it takes to whiten your collar in China

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences recently published a report about how much income you need in order to be classified as white-collar in various Chinese cities. At the top of the list was Hong Kong, where you needed to make at least 18,500 RMB. As for some of the other cities:The benchmarks in some major cities at the upper end are: 8,900 yuan ($1,194) in Macao, 5,350 yuan ($717) in Shanghai, 5,280 yuan ($708)... more ›

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