Focus
Shanghai World Expo
Behind 70 Million Attendees, A Vain Communist Bureaucracy
Probe of incentives behind ticket sales reveals few international attendees.
In Hong Kong, Questions Over an Education Too China-Friendly
Despite being ostensibly autonomous from mainland China, legislators here say their education sector is fast succumbing to Beijing’s pressure and is marred with political undertones.
Shanghai Expo Numbers Low after State Entities Scrapped Plans to Attend
The Chinese official press trumpeted Shanghai Expo’s as aiming to be the best attended in the history of the event.
Shanghai World Expo’s Superlatives
The Shanghai World Expo opened on April 30 as the “largest ever,” but critics point to aspects which are disturbing.
Strict Ban on Knives Ordered for Shanghai Expo
Authorities in Shanghai have placed a strict ban on knife sales for the upcoming World Expo.
