NewsChina - August 2013

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August issue of NewsChina magazine highlights the Sunnylands meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barrack Obama. The article “Sunshine Through the Stormclouds” discusses a complete re-evaluation of the bilateral relationship.
The cover story “Agreeing to Disagree”-Ever since China launched its policy of Reform and Opening-up three decades ago, China’s intellectual community has been embroiled in a constant debate over the future of the nation’s development. This month, NewsChina takes an in-depth look at three of China’s most controversial public intellectuals.
\"Truth or Treason?\"-The verbal abuse, protests and death threats leveled at elderly economist Mao Yushi demonstrate the huge ideological gulf that is hindering political debate in China.
\"The Constitutionalist’s New Robes\"-An outspoken advocate of liberal democracy, Yao Zhongqiu, recently came out as a Confucianist – robes and all. Is it cynical self-promotion, or a progressive attempt to blend Chinese and Western thought?