Monthly Archives: January 2009
Ron Herring: GMO Rice in China’s Future? Navigating the Global Rift
From the Japan Focus: A recent article in Nature [1] asked provocatively: Is China ready for GM rice? The title reflects widely shared anxiety over genetic
The Year of Living Dissidently
The Economist looks at what is in store for China with a number of politically sensitive anniversaries approaching in 2009: As China’s economic growth f
Boston Globe: Powers that Need Each Other
The Boston Globe has an editorial emphasizing the need for economic cooperation between Washington and Beijing as the world tries to find a way out of
Rural China Misses ‘Barefoot Doctors’
Asia Times takes a look at the history of China’s “barefoot doctors” and reforms in the economy and society that have left rural Chinese
China Names 7 New Revolutionary Martyrs
From AP: China has bestowed the “revolutionary martyr” honor on seven people killed in a wave of violence in the western Muslim region of Xinjiang
Chinese Officials Gamble, and Their Luck Runs Out
From New York Times: As mayor of a small city in the Chinese hinterland, Li Weimin started out innocently enough, playing the slots in nearby Macao, games
East meets East in ‘Chandni Chowk to China’
Chandni Chowk to China, the Bollywood extravaganza meets kung fu flick, is being released in the U.S. this weekend. From the San Francisco Chronicle: It’s
Photo: Teens at an Internet Cafe in Dalian
Teenagers surf the Web in an Internet cafe in Dalian, from gemmakatethorpe.
China’s Rich Too Fast, Too Furious
The Asia Time’s Stephanie Wong reports that China has the highest traffic fatalities in the world, with 81,649 people killed in around 320,000 traffic
In China, Bush Remains a Popular President
Despite low approval ratings among Americans, President George W. Bush enjoys the favor of many Chinese citizens, according to a report from Barbara Demick
Energy Security Guides China on Gaza
The Asia Times reports that China has joined international calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and will be sending a special Middle East conflict resolution
Police Crack China Baby Sale Gang
Officials in Hunan province recently broke up a child trafficking ring. From BBC News: The children, mostly toddlers aged two or three years old, were
More Chinese Are Willing to Challenge Legal System
Calum MacLeod writes on the dissolving trust of the Chinese in their own legal system, and the political repercussions that has carried. From USA TODAY: The
China Revises 2007 GDP Growth to 13%
From Wall Street Journal: China’s statistics bureau said the nation’s economy grew even faster in 2007 than previously estimated, a revision
Lives Scarred by SARS
From Economic Observer Online: Five years later, though the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak has become just a memory for most Chinese,
