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Getting an accurate read on what people in China think about the prosecution of Chen Shui-bian is difficult because Taiwan's former president isn't too highly thought of here. To the extent people have an opinion they seem to be glad he's in trouble because, well, Chen's a troublemaker.

A ESWN translation of a well-written article by Lung Ying-tai regarding the near ousting of Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian. The story uses this event to give a picture of modern day democracy in Taiwan.

In this video, Benoit Vermander of Taipei Ricci Institute and Renlai monthly comments on the visit of PCR representative Chen Yunlin in Taiwan and the events that followed.

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's Chen Xiexia won the women's 48kg weightlifting title, the first gold medal for the host at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Saturday.

Chinese netizens argue about Chen Yi (English name Rola Chen), a previous "Super Girl" contestant, when pictures of her lying on top of Japanese and Chinese flags in Japanese magazines appear on the internet. Some Chinese criticize her and call her a traitor. Other Chinese say it is none of their business and she can do what she wants.

China, no stranger to voicing its disapproval, has condemned such international outrages as the refueling of Chen Shui-bian’s plane on American soil in January (a crash landing would have been OK, I guess), foreign leaders’ meetings with the Dalai Lama, western media ‘bias’, the rights of non-Chinese peoples to protest in their own countries, and the cultural price of a Starbucks in the Forbidden City. Weighty matters indeed.

Chinese bloggers are going bananas over the nomination of Chen Kaige for the "Green Chinese" annual award.

Apparently the director caused some serious damage to a pristine ...

Chen Yanqing of China defended her Women’s 58kg title with a total of 244kg, added another gold to China’s scoreboard. Marina Shainova from Russia took silver with 227kg, O Jong-ae from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Chen Yan (R), a 51-year-old woman, waves to crowds while impersonating China's late Chairman Mao Zedong, during a photocall in Mianyang, Sichuan province May 26, 2007. Chen, who stands at 1.55 meters (5 feet 1 inch) has to wear a pair of specially designed shoes to increase her height to 1.80 meters (5 feet 11 inches) to imitate Mao. She was discovered by a beautician while impersonating Mao on a local TV show. [Reuters]