Yearly Archives: 2008
Dollar Shift: Chinese Pockets Filled as Americans’ Emptied
From The New York Times: In March 2005, a low-key Princeton economist who had become a Federal Reserve governor coined a novel theory to explain the gr
Sleeping On The Job = Dismissal
From Netease.com, translated by EastSouthWestBlog:On the afternoon of December 18, the Hengyang city Communist Party committee and city government he
How to Introduce China’s System of Political Parties to Foreigners?
On November 5, The CPPCC News published an interview with Zhou Tienong, vice-chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee and ch
Tania Branigan: China’s Momentous 2008
Tania Branigan recounts extraordinary events from the last 12 months in China and introduces video highlights of the year. Click here to see the videos
24 Million Jobs Must Be Found Next Year To Ensure Social Order, Says Official (Video Added)
Stephen Chen reports for the South China Morning Post, subscription required: The central government would need to create 24 million jobs next year to
Taiwan Should Heed `Charter 08` Message
From Taiwan News: The publication of “Charter 08“ by over 300 prominent Chinese citizens on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declarati
US lawmakers urge Bush not to forget Taiwan
14 U.S. congressmen have a written a letter to President Bush, asking him in his last weeks in office to remember to protect Taiwan’s basic human
Photo: Wishes are hung on a Christmas tree in downtown Fuzhou, by *mangu* wanders by mistake…
Wishes are hung on a Christmas tree in downtown Fuzhou, by *mangu* wanders by mistake…
Media Ban on Charter Activists
From RFA: China’s powerful Central Propaganda Department has ordered a crackdown on Chinese media workers who signed a document this month callin
Chinese Court Rejects Parents’ Earthquake Lawsuit
From AP:A Chinese court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by parents of 58 children crushed to death when their school collapsed during May’s massi
China’s Capital Cases Still Secret, Arbitrary
From Washington Post:Compared with murder and other violent crimes, the charges against Wo Weihan seemed minor, if a little exotic: copying articles
China To Experiment With Trade Settlement In Yuan
From Reuters:China on Wednesday took a baby step on the road to making the yuan an international currency when it promised to allow its use in trade
Hong Kong Cardinal, Critical of China, to Step Down
The Vatican has agreed to Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun’s request to step down from his post in 2009: [The Cardinal] said he would spend more time
Gas Leak in China Steel Plant Kills 17
A gas leak has killed 17 workers and has injured 27 at a steel plant in Zunhua, a city 93 miles east of Beijing. From The Times of India: The leak occ
“Dubai-style” Office Stokes Anger in China
From Reuters: An overly luxurious government building in east China some are saying would be more appropriate in Dubai is stoking public anger about wa
