Photo of the Day: Vapor, in Nanning, Guangxi by Suri Sun
29 Chinese Workers Captured in Sudan (Updated)
Sudanese rebels claimed on Sunday that they abducted 29 Chinese road workers after a battle between the rebels and the Sudanese army, though the army claims the rebels attacked the workers’ compound. From Reuters: The army has been fighting rebels of the SPLM-N in South Kordofan bordering newly independent South Sudan since June. Fighting spread to the northern Blue Nile state in September. “We are holding 29 Chinese workers after a battle with the army yesterday,” a spokesman
Global Times Backs Twitter Policy
Twitter’s new censorship policy may have irked Ai Wei Wei, but China’s state-run Global Times welcomed the new rules in a Monday editorial: Many regard this declaration of adapting to loca
Inside China’s Censorship Machine
The National Post excerpts a section of Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom, by Rebecca MacKinnon, which explains the many layers of Internet censorship in China: Ch
The Paradox of Prosperity
The Economist has launched a weekly section devoted to China, which it introduces with an article titled “The paradox of prosperity”: Only 20 years ago, China was a long way from being a
Chinese Crackdown Seals Off Ethnic Unrest
Following large-scale unrest and subsequent reports of police shooting protesters in Tibetan areas of western Sichuan, authorities are cracking down in the region, including in Chengdu, 200 miles away
China Calls For ‘Stability and Peace...
With growing tensions over disputed waters in the South China Sea, China is calling for stability and peace after the Philippines agreed to allow more US troops onto their soil. There are plans from M
Looking Back: Mekong River Murders
Reuters has published a special report detailing its investigation into the Mekong River murders of 13 Chinese sailors last October, an investigation which challenges the official account of the attacPolitics
Is Democracy Chinese? An Interview with Journalist Chang Ping
Chang Ping, one of China’s top journalists, was forced out ...
Economy
China Holds Off Reserve Ratio Cut
Despite speculation about a drop in the bank reserve ratio due to...
Culture & the Arts
Fu Baoshi: Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution
The works of the famous Chinese artist and historian Fu Baoshi wi...
China & the World
Twitter A Haven Amid New Rules
Chinese netizens posted record-breaking numbers on microblogging ...
Information Revolution
The Weibo Wisdom of Kai-fu Lee
Former Google China chief Kai-fu Lee is an enthusiastic weibo use...
Environment
Photos: The Smog that Ate Beijing
Beijing’s dismal air quality has repeatedly made headlines,...
