Yearly Archives: 2008
Dispatches from the Chinese Bloggers Conference
The following are dispatches from bloggers who attended the recently concluded Chinese Bloggers Conference in Guangzhou. Attendees at the conference in
A Reader: Protests and Public Relations
From China Beat blog: This morning the Los Angeles Times reported on a riot in Gansu that was touched off over disagreements on city planning issues. T
Macro Indicators Positive Despite Flagging Growth
Despite the acknowledged slowdown to single-digit GDP growth, some economic indicators suggest that the domestic Chinese economy is faring moderately w
Ex-Chinese Leader Ruffled as Magazine Breaks Taboo
Officials have targeted the magazine Yanhuang Chunqiu for its positive reporting on the late party secretary Zhao Ziyang, who is usually not permitted
Once Denounced by Mao, Now at Rest in China
John Leighton Stuart was an American born in China to missionary parents, and was the last U.S. ambassador to the country before ties were cut off in 1
China To Impose Fuel Tax “Very Soon”: Paper
From Reuters: China will impose a long-awaited fuel tax “very soon,” the head of National Development and Reform Commission’s (NDRC)
In Beijing, Author Treads Fine Line As She Tells Tibet’s Story
From Christian Science Monitor: Woeser‘s fans have plenty of reasons to worry that she’ll be thrown in jail soon. The famed Tibetan writer
China’s Environmental Retreat
From Washington Post: In February, the Fuan textile factory became one of the first major casualties of China’s anti-pollution campaign when the
China Arrests Police Over Deadly Nightclub Fight
From AP: Two police officers have been arrested over the beating death of a college student in a nightclub in northeastern China — a move apparently ai
Tibetan Exiles Review Tactics Against Chinese Rule
From AFP: Tibetan exiles worked Tuesday to hammer out a new strategy for their fight against Chinese rule, as Beijing warned that embracing a pro-indep
Fears for China’s Web Freedom
From RFA: Writers in China said they feared a long hard road before real freedom of expression emerges in China, as authorities in the eastern province
A Big Shift for China’s AIDS Fight: Condoms for Those Who Need Them
From Wall Street Journal: AIDS, which has long thrived quietly on the fringes of Chinese society among drug addicts and recipients of tainted blood don
The Dead Tell a Tale China Doesn’t Care to Listen To
The New York Times reports on the mummies found and exhibited in Urumqi, Xinjiang, and explores what they can tell historians about the history of the
Photo: Locals eat breakfast at a popular noodle shop in Linxia, Gansu, by pmorgan
Locals eat breakfast at a popular noodle shop in Linxia, Gansu, by pmorgan
China Leader Set To Sign Peru Trade Deal
The Financial Times reports that China is signing a new trade deal with Peru. President Hu Jintao arrives in Lima today for the Asia Pacific Economic
