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www.bbc.co.uk — Paul Crook's Communist parents met in China in 1940 and brought up their three sons in Beijing. In the 1960s, Paul was caught up in the Cultural Revolution, a chaotic attempt to root out elements seen as hostile to Communist rule.

""We were encouraged to write posters criticising our teachers and the school leaders for anything seen as being 'Revisionist'.

www.fas.org — The Chinese Communist Party employs a growing network of student informants who monitor political expression on university campuses and denounce professors and students for politically subversive or unconventional views, according to a recent report (pdf) from the Central Intelligence Agency.

www.dailychilli.com — A guard at an unofficial jail in the Chinese capital has pleaded guilty to raping a young detainee, an activist said Thursday, in a case that has put the spotlight on the "black jails" where a growing number of people seeking justice from the government end up.

www.themalaysianinsider.com.my — BYOB. The Chinese Communist Party loves its anniversaries, so it comes as no surprise that the bosses in Beijing are planning a blowout to commemorate the 60th year since the nation's founding.

justrecently.wordpress.com — Six local officials in Hengyang City ((衡阳市), Hunan Province (湖南) will lose their party and government posts after falling asleep during a convention commemorating 30 years of Reforms and Opening Up on December 18.