Monthly Archives: January 2009

Chinese Drywall Cited in Building Woes

January 12, 2009 10:27 PM

As if U.S. homeowners didn’t have enough to worry about these days, now drywall made in China may be emitting harmful fumes. From the Wall Street

China: Lunar New Year Without a Bribe?

January 12, 2009 5:12 PM

Holidays are a time for gathering with family, eating and … corruption? According to the People’s Daily, “more than 80 percent of corruption

Slowing Sales Dent China’s Car Market

January 12, 2009 5:06 PM

China’s car market isn’t immune to the global financial crisis. The second largest car market in the world had its worst year in a decade in

U.S. and China Mark 30 Years of Diplomatic Ties

January 12, 2009 4:29 PM

China and the United States celebrated 30 years of diplomatic ties with speeches delivered by leaders from both countries in Beijing on Monday. From The

China Police Arrest ‘Axe Killer’

January 12, 2009 4:23 PM

A man who allegedly murdered eight people in one night has been arrested in Wuhan. From BBC News: The suspect, said to be a 35-year-old junk collector,

China Closes 90 Websites as Internet Crackdown Intensifies

January 12, 2009 4:19 PM

In light of a handful of sensitive anniversaries, a pro-democracy letter signed by many prominent intellectuals and a slowing economy, China has shut down

China to Move Up Investments in Key Sectors

January 12, 2009 4:04 PM

China plans to invest in 16 projects including water treatment, AIDS prevention, chips, wireless technology and energy extraction. From The Wall Street

China to Launch Pre-New Year Food Safety Campaign

January 12, 2009 3:58 PM

China’s Health Ministry will ring in the Lunar New Year with a crackdown on food safety in seven provinces. From Reuters: China will launch a pre-Lunar

Russell Hsiao: Hu Jintao’s ‘Six-Points’ Proposition to Taiwan

January 12, 2009 2:22 PM

From the China Brief: On the eve of 2009, the President of the People’s Republic of China and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) C

Joseph Fewsmith: ‘Tackling the Land Issue—Carefully’

January 12, 2009 2:19 PM

From the China Leadership Monitor: Thirty years after undergoing a major revolution that de-collectivized agriculture, China is facing another major change

AEI Report: An American Strategy for Asia

January 12, 2009 1:10 PM

Dan Blumenthal and Aaron Friedberg of The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research have co-authored a new report, An America Strategy

China’s Male Prostitutes

January 12, 2009 8:30 AM

In his short video “China’s Male Prostitutes,” Tom Bannigan interviews two male prostitutes and Tong Ge from the Beijing Gender Health

Photo: Six-inch high Buddha statues at Drepung Monastery, by ecreyes

January 12, 2009 12:08 AM

Six-inch high Buddha statues at Drepung Monastery, by ecreyes

Persian Xiaozhao: I Signed My Name After a Good Cry! (Updated)

January 11, 2009 11:30 PM

Blogger Tang Xiaozhao (???) was born in Chongqing. She studied cosmetology in Beijing and is currently working in a not-for-profit agency in Shanghai.

It’s Raining Films This Festive Season

January 11, 2009 6:58 PM

From CRIENGLISH.com via Xinhua: Christmas and New Year are over but the biggest celebration of them all, Spring Festival, is still awaited. And so are

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