Comment over at Beijing Newspeak led me to an article entitled, "China and the International Labour Movement." which in turn led me to this more recent, equally interesting article entitled, "Organzing Wal Mart in China: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back... ...full story at China Law Blog
from China Law Blog on Mon, Nov 19 2007
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China Dissident - Who's Afraid of Wei Jingsheng? »
YouTube video July 2008
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