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This week on Sinica: China makes an about-face on Libya, we discuss a recent controversy in Beijing’s arts community over independent filmmaker Zhao Liang, and get an on-the-ground update on the state of China’s South-North Water Diversion Project, a little-publicized infrastructure effort that already dwarfs the Three Gorges Dam in both its human and environmental impact.And

Beaminster have recalled Daniel Spiller, right, to the first XI Picture: GRAHAM HUNT PHOTOGRAPHY BEAMINSTER captain Ross Baker is seeking an improved batting display ahead of the trip to Marnhull in County Division One on Saturday (1.30pm). Baker’s men were skittled for 62 at the Memorial Ground as fellow promoted side Witchampton claimed an 85-run victory. There is some doubt over whether Saturday’s fixtures will go ahead with the current forecast projecting heavy rain throu...

Welcome back to Sinica after our New Year’s break. And what could headline our first podcast of the New Year but Egypt, where an unexpected political uprising has raised obvious parallels for China-watchers worldwide. Moving beyond the politics of protest, we also delve into the story of group-purchasing site Groupon, whose tongue-in-cheek Tibetan advertisement during the Super Bowl has tarnished the company’s image in China and damaged its largest strategic partnership in the country. Join...

This week on Sinica, Jeremy Goldkorn, Gady Epstein, Will Moss, and David Moser join Kaiser to talk about the Guo Degang Affair. When a fight with the media at the famous comedian’s house became news, the incident sparked a week of heated public debate. This ended abruptly as authorities closed ranks, muzzled the outspoken comedian, and stepped-up an old-school campaign against the “three vulgarities.” Looking beyond the headlines, what does this tell us about the media in China and why do...

Marvel Teases Ta-Nehisi Coates Black Panther Finale Ta-Nehisi Coates’ run on Black Panthercomes to an end in Aprils Black Panther #25, with art by Daniel Acuña and an epilogue with art by Brian Stelfreeze. The issue brings the epic “Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda” story to its close. Coates is a National Book Award winner and New York Times Best-Selling author who took over writing Black Panther in 2016, beginning a transformative story redefining the Black Panther mythology for a new...