A bright activist lost in a blind system

(Cheng Guangcheng)
It was an unforgettable year for Chinese people. With a forthcoming golden pig year, a soaring stock market with people’s high expectation and dazzling preparations for the Olympics, China is attracting the whole world’s attention.
Unfortunately, the Lunar New Year is not a festival for everyone, at least not for Chen Guangcheng and [...]

China: learning to invest in peace

 (Picture from Xinhu News Agency)
Can China build, not only the pipelines and roads, but also the peace in Africa? That was the question posed in last week’s Economist.
It is not an easy task for Hu Jintao, China’s president, on his eight-nation tour of Africa. Following last November’s Sino-African festival in Beijing, Mr Hu’s latest visit [...]