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Human rights theory… China style

By reddotrevolver Tue, Sep 13, 2011 9:24PM UTC View Comments

Scholars, international relations practitioners, and human rights activists have long debated the universality of the rights of man as enshrined in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. The major arguments presented by countries that do not abide by the articles in the declaration include issues regarding the worldwide applicability of the terms, cultural relativism,...

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Trip in a minute across Australia in three Asian languages

By Jo Lane Wed, Aug 10, 2011 9:08AM UTC View Comments

Here’s some more armchair travel particularly for speakers of Korean, Chinese and Japanese. If you’ve been interested in going to Australia but really want to hear about it from a fellow traveller in your own language, then the above speakers might like to check out the following three videos from Tourism Australia – and then...

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Video: Analysis of key social media issues in China

By Jon Russell Thu, Jul 28, 2011 4:00PM UTC View Comments

The episode of Thoughtful China, on YouTube, below discusses and analyses a number of key issues within China’s online landscape today, such as the rumour that Facebook is partnering with search giant Baidu to finally enter the country’s online market. Below is my summary of key points from the video, which I’d advise anyone interested in...

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Rumour: Facebook finally set to enter China – but who is its local partner?

By Jon Russell Sat, Apr 09, 2011 12:34AM UTC View Comments

Facebook may be set to enter the Chinese market after reportedly striking a deal with “a domestic website” according to a blog post from Ogilvy Asia chief Thomas Crampton. According to Crampton the rumour was let out of the bag by Hu Yan Ping, manager and founder of Internet research center DCCI, who tweeted the...

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