October 2011 Issue
Editorial | by News China Magazine
Handing Over the Reins
Despite widespread condemnation, many authorities continue to resist requests to open their accounts to the public.
Politics | by Li Jingrui | Varying Agendas
Answering the Call
Hu Jintao’s recent call for increased Party “vitality” has been met with a varied response, with some localities more eager than others
Politics | by Cheng Yongsun, Yu Xiaodong | Xinjiang Attacks
The Bloody Weekend
Two gruesome attacks on civilians in Kashgar spread further unease in volatile Xinjiang
Society | by Yu Xiaodong | China’s Most Wanted
Mission Unaccomplished
Despite several cases of high-profile economic criminals being successfully brought back to China to stand trial, the majority of fleeing officials, along with large sums of public money, remain at large, mostly in Western countries
Society | by Xie Ying, Yu Xiaodong | China’s Most Wanted
On The Run
Lai Changxing’s repatriation to China has renewed public interest in the growing number of so-called “runaway officials,” corrupt businessmen and government officials who flee the country with millions in public funds
Society | by Pang Qinghui | Public Hearings
Familiar Farce, Familiar Face
64-year-old Chengdu resident Hu Litian, whose prominent presence at a total of 23 public hearings as a “public representative” has already seen her labeled a government plant, has continued to frustrate netizens with her outspoken support of unpopular policies
Society | by Xu Zhihui | Union Reform
Trading Places
Through a combination of strike action and careful negotiation, workers at the Nanhai Honda plant have secured a pay rise and better working conditions. Can other workers follow suit?
Society | by Kong Lingyu, Li Jia, Wang Qiusi | Forbidden City Scandals
Open Gates, Closed Books
A lack of managerial transparency keeps the Forbidden City’s most potent secrets away from public scrutiny. But how long can it remain impenetrable?
Special Report | by Zhou Zhenghua | Wenzhou Crash
Derailing Change
The failure of China’s heavily centralized railroad administration to take institutional reform seriously is now being translated into catastrophe on the tracks
Special Report | by Wu Fan, Yang Di, Yuan Ye, Han Yong | Wenzhou Crash
Speed Kills
Despite efforts to downplay the disaster, the deadly Wenzhou crash on July 23 has put rail safety squarely on the public agenda
World | by Hu Yinan | Lumbini Project
Buying Buddha?
Plans by a Hong Kong-registered private group to build a US$3bn “special development zone” to transform the Nepalese town of Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddhism, into a major religious and cultural site are generating controversy throughout the region
World | by Tang Lei, Han Yong | China’s First Carrier
Purchasing POWER
Possible active deployment of the retrofitted aircraft carrier Varyag looks set to strengthen China’s naval muscle
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