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The New Dominion has begun its serial translation of Abdurehim Ötkür's "The Awakened Land." For the first time, the drama and excitement surrounding the tumultuous times in Xinjiang from 1928 to 1942 - including the assassination of Yang Zengxin - as interpreted by a great Uyghur writer will be revealed to English language audiences.

The Communist party will “construct a healthy market for the transfer of land contract rights . . . based on the principles of legality, free will and adequate compensation for the peasants,”

This Radio Free Asia article (via Truth About China) reports that about 900 rural Guangdong villagers were beaten back onto the busses in which they came to protest in Guangzhou about corrupt land seizures.

From the article: HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese villagers clashed with riot police after barricading officials and foreign businessmen in a warehouse they said had been built on illegally seized land, a newspaper reported on Friday.

An American fugitive accused of raping his daughter and posting videos of the abuse on the Internet lived openly in China, even enjoying visits from his new wife and registering at a local fitness club under his own name.

Any idea about what an Internet Bar looks like in China?

This is about Vietnam, so it's kinda cheating, but isn't all of Asia really just former Chinese land...hahaha

Hu Jintao's rural reform policy may have run into some heavy opposition.

One thing I don’t really understand –why do some westerners come to China if they ’hate it’ so much? Not understanding the culture or the language – well, have you tried even to learn the language? Or how about getting some Chinese friend? I haven’t loved every country where I have lived, but I have always at least given it a try, and tried to make the most of it? Well, I suppose living abroad is not suitable to everyone.