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www.thehypermodern.com — As a China watcher, the most remarkable aspect about the recent death of North Korea’s hereditary Dear Leader is the level to which it has exposed the Chinese media’s divorce from reality.

www.forbes.com — Yes, China’s state banks have been modernized, but they are, in crucial respects, little changed from the 1990s. They will be truly reformed only when they manage themselves, and as we saw all too clearly in 2009, central government leaders still make the important decisions. As a result of Beijing’s direct interference in management, the banks are now vulnerable.

chinahopelive.net — One Chinese author's quest to salvage first-hand accounts of Maoist China - and the dignity and humanity of an entire generation - before it's too late: "This madness has taken hold of me, and will not let me go: I cannot believe that Chinese people always take the truth of their lives with them to the grave."

www.thehypermodern.com — The release of Part 2 is being delayed so government-backed Beginning of a Great Revival can make one billion yuan. It seems that Harry Potter will face his greatest nemesis yet: the Chinese government.

www.penn-olson.com — July 1st marks the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and already a number of China’s major websites and web portals are ‘going red’ in celebration, with specially-created front-page themes showing billowing national flags, and the traditional Commnunist insignia of a hammer and sickle.