Monthly Archives: January 2009
Photo: A farmer and his two grandsons return home from the fields in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
A farmer and his two grandsons return home from the fields in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
China Has Close To 300 Million Internet Users: Survey (Updated)
From AFP: China’s online population, already the world’s largest, rose to 298 million by the end of 2008, almost the same as the entire population
China Approves Controversial Chemical Plant In New City
From Reuters: China’s environment ministry has approved a petrochemical plant that drew fierce opposition over feared pollution in one eastern city,
Protection of Farmland Use Rights Overestimated
From Caijing Online: According to an independent investigation, only 59 percent of Chinese villagers received contracts or certificates for land use-rights.
China Defends Internet Policies Against Amnesty Charges
From AFP: Chinese authorities defended their Internet censorship practices Tuesday after rights group Amnesty International accused them of cracking down
Parents Reject China Milk Settlement
Parents of children sickened or killed by tainted milk are rejecting a government offer of compensation in favor of research and prevention. From the New
Cracking Down on Dissent
The Economist offers a view on why the timing of Charter 08 limits its chances for success: Authorities are currently tracking at least two unwanted developments.
China TV Faces Propaganda Charge
From BBC News: Chinese intellectuals have signed an open letter calling for a boycott of state television news programmes. The letter says China’s
Group: China Fails To Improve Human Rights In 2008
From AP: China failed to enact democratic reforms in 2008 despite promises to do so, a private democracy watchdog organization said Tuesday. The statement
As China’s Jobless Numbers Mount, Protests Grow Bolder
From Washington Post: For months, the Communist Party had been able to deflect anger about factory closings toward the companies themselves. The party
China’s Activists Challenge Government on AIDS, Property Rights
From Bloomberg: In one of Beijing’s oldest neighborhoods, a citizen-activist group with five full-time employees is challenging China’s powerful Ministry of
China’s Trade Slump Worsens in December
China’s import and export growth had been down sharply in December from a year earlier, from Associated Press: China’s trade slump worsened
China Spends 45 Billion to Extend Media’s Global Reach
Cam MacMurchy at Zhongnanhaiblog reposts and comments on two articles published in the January 13 issue of the South China Morning Post (subscription required).
China: The Great Northwest
A motorcycle trek through the Chinese northwest was the inspiration for the following travelogue. The motorcyclist started in the earthquake ravaged Sichuan,
Photo: Martial Arts
Girls performing martial arts at Shaolin Temple in Henan Province, by Cory M. Grenier.
