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Readings for August 3

1. An important story emerged this weekend in the blogosphere: Chinese legal scholar Xu Zhiyong was taken from his home by police last Wednesday and has not been seen since. From Evan Osnos at The New Yorker:Xu might not have reached Marshall status yet,... ...full story at China Beat

from China Beat on Tue, Aug 04 2009

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05 Mar 09		The New Yorker's Evan Osnos on writing from China » Danwei Evan Osnos: Image courtesy of the journalist For The New Yorker magazine Evan Osnos recently wrote about Chinese nationalistic youth and Africans in the south. Formerly the China bureau chief of The Chicago Tribune, he became a staff writer for The New...
19 Aug 09		Readings on Liu Xiaobo and Xu Zhiyong » China Beat News came today that legal scholar Xu Zhiyong was formally arrested last week, though he has not yet been charged, according to his lawyer (see recent China Beat posts on Xu Zhiyong here and here). Xu is one of several detainees whom netizens are seeking...
06 Aug 09		China Behind the Headlines: Xu Zhiyong » China Beat A few days ago we suggested readings about the disappearance of legal scholar and activist Xu Zhiyong in Beijing. There has been more news on the subject here and here. China Beat contributor Susan Jakes, who has known Xu since 2004, contributed the...
15 Sep 09		"I Was Fact-Checked by The New Yorker" » Danwei Evan Osnos of the New Yorker posts a translation of Qian Gang's article in Southern Weekend about being called up to verify his answers to an interview. Link via ESWN: Professor Zhan Jiang, who has studied U.S. media, told me that there are fewer and...
05 May 09		Jia Zhangke in The New Yorker » Danwei The New Yorker's Evan Osnos talks about Jia Zhangke; see also his blog post, article (subscription needed), and recommended reading; or see this Beijing Scene profile of Jia from 1999. Tags: Evan Osnos, film, Jia Zhangke This article is from...

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