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Topic: Beijing Institute of Technology
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Protecting women and girls in China
Chai Ling was a leader of the 1989 student uprising at Tiananmen Square. Now she wants to help women and girls in her native China.
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China targets an academic culture of cut-and-paste
After a scandal highlighting rampant plagiarism, the government tries to rein it in – and a new generation of teachers trained abroad could help.
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China's Communist Party cautiously celebrates its reforms
Its economy has broken records, and the country is a global player – but the financial crisis could threaten stability.
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Free expression grows in China (just don't talk politics)
Chinese intellectuals like Prof. Hu Xingdou relish their widening freedom to publish their opinions. But many topics remain taboo, and offenders are still subject to "reeducation through labor."
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China's farmers protest a key Mao tenet
Peasants want to own their land and have organized rallies in several provinces. More are planned.
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