Photo of the Day: A beach in Qingdao by Christopher Cherry
Is China Squandering its Soft Power Investments?
Following a series of damaging stories this year, notably the ousting of Bo Xilai and escape of Chen Guangcheng, The Atlantic’s Damien Ma argues that “for all the financial muscle thrown behind shaping its global image, Beijing may have squandered more soft power in the last few months than it has accrued in years“:… The collective global attention paid to the world’s number-two economy has increased drastically in the media and within policy circles. Call it the “post-Olympic
Petition Seeks Zhou Yongkang’s Resignation
A group of retired Communist Party officials have signed a petition calling on two of China’s top leaders, including security chief Zhou Yongkang, to resign as the political aftershock ...Protecting Rights, Checking Power…But How?
As part of the run-up to the 18th Party Congress this fall and subsequent leadership transition, China Media Project analyzes a full-poge spread in People’s Daily on political reform, w ...Word of the Week: The Law is not a Shield
Editor’s Note: The Word of the Week comes from China Digital Space’s Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and frequently encountered in online political di ...Beijing to “Clean Up” Illegal Foreigners...
Beijing authorities have announced the start of a 100-day campaign to “clean up” foreigners who fall into the “3 Have-Not” categories: no valid visa, no valid residenc ...China and the Philippines Both Impose Fishing Bans
Tensions between China and the Philippines are continuing to escalate over the Scarborough Shoal, a series of tiny islands in the South China Sea that is home to numerous minerals and oil res ...Evan Osnos: Five Books about China
On his New Yorker blog, Evan Osnos recommends five books about China:The following are all by deeply knowledgeable writers with original observations (rather than a pastiche of the conventi ...Politics
Bo Scandal Heats Up Over Wife’s Relations
Reuters digs deeper into the relationship between Gu Kailai and th ...
Economy
China’s Growth Slows, and Its Political Model Shows Limits
The New York Times’ Edward Wong writes that with the recent ...
Culture & the Arts
Writer’s Family Fights Looted Manuscript Sale
The grandson of writer and translator Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967) is f ...
China & the World
China, Japan Fallout Over Uighurs
Japan’s granting Rebiya Kadeer, an exiled Uighur leader, an entry ...
Information Revolution
China: Balancing a Dream
Just as news is breaking that the Chinese government has expelled ...
Environment
China’s Looming Conflict Between Energy and Water
China’s growing thirst for energy is driving increased explo ...


