In the midst of China’s Cultural Revolution, a 14-year-old coal miner bought a yellowing, torn copy of Honore de Balzac’s biography from a book collector on the side of the street. He became engrossed in the text, and dreamt from then on that he would devote his life to literature — to become, as Balzac … Read more
China on Sunday boasted harsh punishments meted out to rights defenders was the legal system’s top accomplishment last year, as the country reported a jump in the number of corruption cases tried in its courts. Activists and lawyers are a constant thorn in the side of Beijing and are often accused of being in cahoots … Read more
A Chinese man who detonated home-made explosives inside Shanghai’s international airport last year was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison, a court in the city said. Three people were injured in the June 12 attack at Pudong International Airport by Zhou Xingbai, who the court said had been struggling with personal and romantic … Read more