Monthly Archives: January 2009
China Tourism ‘Hit By Downturn’
Despite the 2008 Beijing Olympics, official data show that tourism to China decreased by 2% last year. From BBC News: The number of foreign tourists to
China Unveils Detailed Public Hospital Reform Measures
Chinese health Minister Chen Zhu announced a revamping of how public hospitals work as part of national health care reform measures. From China Daily: He
China’s Dairy Industry Took Deadly Shortcuts to Growth; 60 Arrests in Sanlu Case
The Ministry of Public Security has announced that they made 60 arrests over the contaminated milk scandal in 2008. From AP: The ministry’s website
Bullog Shut Down (Updated)
From TIME Magazine’s China Blog: Today a prominent mainland blog site, bullog.cn, was blocked, which may also be connected to Charter 08. A few of
China’s Net Users Take Aim Online
USA Today looks at the phenomenon of so-called human flesh search engines: Vigilant Internet users spotted news photos of a housing official and posted
Cartoon: Chinese Netizens on “Netizens’ Day”
Last week, a group of government officials and Internet executives announced the first “Netizens’ Day” on September 14th, which apparently
Photo: A little girl reads a comic book in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
A little girl reads a comic book in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
As Orders Dry Up, Factory Workers Head Home
This year, the annual migration of China’s workers home for the Spring festival holiday is starting earlier, due to the troubled economy and fears
China Blocks Travel for Parents Planning Quake Protest
From New York Times: The local police stopped parents who were trying to travel secretly from southwest China to Beijing this week to ask the central government
Chinese Democracy Activist Sentenced To 6 Years
From AP: A 65-year-old democracy activist who tried to set up an opposition party in China has been sentenced to six years in jail, a human rights group
Xujun Eberlein: Revolution or Reform? – A Summary of the “Charter 08″ Dispute
Xujun Eberlein writes about the various reactions among observers and the media to Charter 08: Curiously, major US media outlets, CNN including, have
China and the World in 2009
Andrea at T-Salon has translated a tweet that is making the rounds of Chinese Twitterers: In 1949 only Socialism can save China; In 1979 only Capitalism
Charity Gives Migrant Workers Train Tickets & Cash
A charity in China is raising funds to pay for migrant workers – the first to suffer as the economy falters – to return home for Chinese New
Polar Swims, Mass Wedding, and Ice Santas in Harbin
The annual Harbin Ice Festival has kicked off, along with the “polar bear” swimming contest. From the Daily Mail: At night the whole complex
