Monthly Archives: November 2008
Lian Yue: Keep the Pessimism In Your Heart
Lian Yue, a well-known social critic and blogger, attended the fourth Chinese Bloggers Conference in Guangzhou this year. The following are excerpts fr
Guangzhou Taxi Driver Strike (With Video)
Cabbies in Guangzhou took to the streets Monday to protest the alleged beating of a fellow cab driver by a government official yesterday evening. The c
Main Photo: Hong Village
Garden of Contentment
In the New Yorker, Fuchsia Dunlop, author of Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China, writes about a restauranteur
You Just Want Us To Look Bad
Why do the Chinese get so touchy about their country’s image? After a series of difficult conversations outside Beijing cinemas, Dan Edwards has
China Irritated with ‘Slanderous’ U.N. Report on Rights
Andrew Jacobs reports in the New York Times: The Chinese government reacted angrily on Monday to what it called a slanderous United Nations report that
For China and Taiwan, a Welcome Thaw
From The Christian Science Monitor: Taiwan has relied heavily on US presidential support for its independent existence in a “one China” wor
Vogel Forecasts Obama to Increasingly Engage China
Ezra Vogel, Harvard professor emeritus and longtime Asia hand, said in an interview that, with the incoming Obama administration, the U.S. will opt for
Corruption Charges for China’s Richest Man
Huang Guangyu, China’s richest man, and the chairman of household appliance giant Gome has been detained in connection with alleged stock manipul
China president in Greece for $1 billion port deal
From the Associated Press: Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Greece on Monday for a three-day meeting coinciding with a $1 billion port deal. The
China’s Disappearing Land Puts Food Supplies at Risk
Soil erosion has been costing economic losses in China according to a report by China’s bio-environment security research team. From NewScientist
Impositions to Positions: A Brief History of Chinese Currency
Globalization may be the trademark of the 21st century, but in a recent article for FPRI academic Thomas Rawski in part describes how China’s
Main Photo: Shanghai Cityscape
Dalai Lama Urges Caution in Tibet’s Dealings With China
From The Washington Post: The Dalai Lama said it might be premature to cut off ties with China, which was one proposal at a week-long meeting of 600 of
Chinese Provinces Propose $1.4 Trillion Stimulus
Joe McDonald reports for the Associated Press: Provincial Chinese governments have proposed more than $1 trillion in spending on roads and other projec
