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- Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on August 1, 2012.
Your daily round-up of the best of the Journal’s China coverage:
In China, Recruiting Gets Social: Companies looking for hints on how to use social media for recruiting may want to keep an eye on China (Free)
Blind Chinese Activist Meets U.S. Lawmakers: Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer whose dramatic escape from confinement embarrassed Chinese authorities earlier this year, blasted the central government in Beijing for its apparent failure to investigate the brutality he suffered while under home confinement, and voiced concern over the fate of his nephew. (Free)
The Day Badminton Went Badly: Tanking games to ease the way to a bigger victory is an ugly temptation that has long haunted major sports like soccer and basketball. On Wednesday, it brought an abrupt end to the Olympic hopes of eight women players in the barely noticed world of badminton. (Free)
Avon CEO Aims to Wind Up Bribe Probe: The new CEO of Avon is pushing to wrap up a distracting and expensive bribery probe and is overhauling her team of executives, first steps on a turnaround job that is expected to take years. Settlement talks have begun. (Subscriber Content)
More Signs of Asia Slowing: Slower growth in China’s manufacturing sector in July added to a broader ramp-down in the region, as slack demand in Europe and the U.S. continued to erode growth in Asia’s export-driven economies. (Subscriber Content)
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