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Mu Chunshan
Mu Chunshan is a Beijing-based journalist.
Previously, Mu was part of an Education Ministry-backed research project investigating the influence of foreign media in shaping China’s image. He has previously reported from the Middle East, Africa, Russia and from around Asia.
June 13, 2011
Why Inner Mongolia Matters
The protests that erupted after a herder was killed by a trucker highlight the conflicting interests in Inner Mongolia.
June 06, 2011
West Wrong on North Korea
Western media likes to suggest growing tension between North Korea and China. The truth is more complicated.
May 25, 2011
Kicking the Great Firewall
A shoe thrown at the father of China’s ‘Great Firewall’ shows the problems officials face keeping the country closed.
May 19, 2011
China's Local Poll Breakthrough
Do local election ‘experiments’ in China offer a useful stepping stone toward genuine democracy?
May 09, 2011
Mao (Still?) Tears China Apart
A blog post critical of Mao Zedong is a reminder of how divided China remains over his legacy.
May 03, 2011
China’s Unhappy, Uneven Growth
The high-profile suicide of a farmer is a reminder that economic growth in China isn’t benefiting everyone.
May 03, 2011
China’s Unhappy, Uneven Growth
The high-profile suicide of a farmer is a reminder that economic growth in China isn’t benefiting everyone.
April 26, 2011
Hyde Park, China Style
Red songs are a common sound in Beijing’s Jingshan Park. Is this a new centre for freedom of expression here?
April 21, 2011
The Value of Education
Can you put a price on education? One Beijing real estate professor seems to think so.
April 12, 2011
Chinese Media’s Ostrich Policy
Concerned about the public drawing parallels, China’s govt wants reporting, not analysis, of unrest in the Arab world.
April 12, 2011
Chinese Media’s Ostrich Policy
Concerned about the public drawing parallels, China’s govt wants reporting, not analysis, of unrest in the Arab world.
April 04, 2011
Fragility of the Chinese Mind
Hoarding of salt and the buying up of burial plots suggest a worrying tendency for Chinese to panic.