Three Dead in Chinese Bombings
Three people have now been reported killed in the bombs set off yesterday in Fuzhou, Jiangxi. From the Toronto Star: At least three people died and seven were wounded in the blasts in the city of...
View ArticleReflections on China’s Future – ChinaGeeks.org
Charles Custer marks the 500th post on the ChinaGeeks blog in a subdued fashion, reflecting on the Jiangxi bomber Qian Mingqi and the widespread anger that has led many Chinese to sympathise with him....
View ArticleTianjin Bomb Blast Adds to Unrest; Two People Wounded
It’s been an unsettling weekend in China, with major riots in Hubei and Guangzhou. State media is also reporting a bomb blast outside municipal office buildings in Tianjin on Friday, in which two...
View ArticleChina’s Critical Disconnect
At China Real Time Report, Stanley Lubman examines the “critical disconnect” between China’s national and local governments, its historical roots, and its consequences in areas from food safety to...
View ArticleDemolitions Cause Most Social Unrest
China Daily covers recent research by the Research Center for Social Contradiction, attached to the Office of Letters and Calls which handles petitions in Beijing. Their poll results illustrate...
View ArticleImmolation, Explosions and Poetry on the Roof of the World
Just days after the tenth self-immolation in protest of Chinese rule in Tibet, a bomb was detonated early yesterday morning at a government building in eastern Tibet. From an AFP report: A bomb blast...
View ArticleExplosion at Bank Kills 2 in Wuhan
An explosive device planted outside a branch of the China Construction Bank in Wuhan reportedly killed two people and injured at least ten, the New York Times reports: Postings on the Twitter-like...
View ArticleExplosion Reported in Beijing Airport
Chinese state media are reporting that a man in a wheelchair was injured after setting off a homemade explosive device in Beijing’s international airport today. From the Guardian: The man detonated an...
View ArticleLinks Between Airport Blast and Fruit Vendor’s Death
Posts from a now-deleted blog attributed to accused Beijing airport bomber Ji Zhongxing appear to explain his motive for the explosion: he had apparently struggled for years to win compensation after...
View ArticlePetitioner Claims Beijing Airport Blast Unintentional
Ji Zhongxing, who set off a homemade explosive device at Beijing Capital International Airport in July, appeared in court on a stretcher on Tuesday charged with endangering public security. Ji had...
View ArticleBeijing Airport Bomber Sentenced to Six Years (Updated)
South China Morning Post’s Patrick Boehler reports the sentencing of petitioner Ji Zhongxing to six years in prison for causing an explosion at Beijing International Airport in July. The...
View ArticleOne Killed in Explosions Outside Taiyuan CCP Headquarters (Updated)
One person has been reported killed and several injured so far in a series of explosions that went off outside the Communist Party headquarters in Taiyuan, Shanxi, according to Xinhua. Few other...
View ArticleSuspect Held Over Taiyuan Bombings
Xinhua reports that police are holding a man in connection with Wednesday’s explosions outside a Party building in Shanxi: A 41-year-old ex-convict has been detained by police over explosions that...
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Minitrue: Beijing Airport Bomber Lawsuit
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Central Propaganda Department: Ji Zhonxing’s lawsuit against the Dongguan...
View ArticleBlast in Illegal Gambling Hall Kills 14
An explosion at an illegal gambling hall in Guizhou Province has killed 14 people, according to AP: The blast struck at around 2:30 p.m. outside the city of Kaili in the poor southern province of...
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