Monthly Archives: January 2009
Photo: Dirty air in Linfen, Shanxi, often called the world’s most polluted city, by sheilaz413
Dirty air in Linfen, Shanxi, often called the world’s most polluted city, by sheilaz413
Commodity Flux and China’s Africa Strategy
From the Jamestown Foundation’s China Brief:During the commodity price boom, China invested massively in Africa seeking to lock up as many raw
David Ignatius: Humbled Masters At Davos
Columnist David Ignatius writes in the Washington Post about the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he noticed rare humility and self-reflection amo
Migrant Workers Suddenly Idle in Once Booming China
From Time: The global economy has been good to Yang Hong, but no longer. As a migrant worker in China’s coastal Jiangsu province over the past s
Sharp Rise In China Birth Defects
New statistics show an alarming rise in birth defects in China, apparently due to air pollution. From China Daily:Every 30 seconds, a baby is born w
China Birthday Party Blaze Kills 15 In Bar: Media
From Reuters: Fifteen people suffocated when a fire sparked by birthday fireworks swept through a bar and restaurant in eastern China, state media sai
Deng Jian (邓剑): Ten Emotional Years with the Internet
Blogging is booming in China, and is not just limited to students, and white collar workers in coastal cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Photo: Good Luck Posters for the New Year, by Expatriate Games
Good luck posters for the New Year, by Expatriate Games
Obama, Hu Discuss Trade Imbalances in Call
Presidents Obama and Hu held their first phone conversation to discuss the economic crisis. From Reuters: The Chinese news agency Xinhua said Hu told
China’s Pusher of Philanthropy
Movie star Jet Li has launched a new philanthropic organization and is working to get more Chinese citizens involved, after signing on celebrities fro
Muddy River, China, Where the Going Is Bleak
The New York Times reviews The Vagrants: A Novel, by short story writer Li Liyun:…This is small-town universality with a difference. That diff
WHO Says No Evidence of China Bird Flu Epidemic
Despite five deaths from the disease in the past month, the WHO says so far there is no danger of a bird flu epidemic in China. From AFP:The number
Family Bridged 30-year China-U.S. Divide
CNN tells the story of a family separated in 1949 and only reunited 35 years later:For more than three decades, two sides of Lucille Chang Lee̵
China, Europe and Climate Demands
The New York Times Green Inc. blog looks at discussions between Premier Wen Jiabao and E.U. leaders over possible environmental cooperation:Chinese
Chinese Bloggers’ Respond to the Internet Crackdown
The Chinese government has launched a new wave of the ongoing Internet crackdown against vulgar and pornographic content. Many Chinese bloggers have r
