Monthly Archives: January 2009
Photo: Workers silhouetted in a factory in Dongguan, by Renon-san
Workers silhouetted in a factory in Dongguan, by Renon-san
China Tries to Boost Real-Estate Market
From Wall Street Journal: China said it will expand public housing and urged real-estate developers to cut home prices, as it tries to boost housing sales
Charter 08 Worries China
From Christian Science Monitor: On Dec. 8, the police took Zhang Zuhua into a room in Beijing and sat him in a chair. For 12 hours, they questioned him.
Chinese Activist Sentenced To 2 1/2 Years In Prison
From AP: An Internet writer and activist in southern China has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on charges of impersonation and fraud, human rights
A ‘Postcard’ View Of China’s Global Prominence
Today on Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviews James Fallows, Beijing-based correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly and author of the newly-released “Postcards
China’s Year of Pomp and Vigilance
Asia Times takes a look at what’s in store for China in 2009, a year full of anniversaries and historical significance (and potentially rising social
China Seen Facing Wave of Unrest in 2009
Outlook, an official publication, has published an article which gives a bleak outlook for the government’s ability to control the rising level of
China Says Bird Flu Patient Dies (Updated)
A woman has died in Beijing in what could potentially be the first death from the bird flu in almost a year. From Reuters: The woman died on Monday. Her
Chinese Police Hunt Authors Of Democracy Charter
From The Times: Chinese police have begun questioning writers, artists and intellectuals who dared to sign a new charter demanding political reforms. It
In an Increasingly Wired China, Rehab for Internet Addicts
From Christian Science Monitor: A 6 a.m. wake-up call. Afternoon drills in military bearing and formations. And a grueling regime of push-ups and leg lifts
Officials in Xinjiang Partially Declare Their Incomes
From Caijing online: Altay city in Xinjiang made public the income statements of 55 officials on January 1. There is still a long way to go toward true
Video: Internet Cafe
The view from inside an Internet cafe in Shanghai, by triciawang 王 圣 㨗.
China at Sea
Hugo Restall, editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review, writes about the significance of China’s recent announcement that its navy is in the market
Japan Says China’s Gas Drilling ‘Regrettable’
According to Japanese officials, China violated an agreement it had brokered with Japan in 2008 to jointly develop gas fields in the East China Sea. From
China Girl ‘Found Dead in Fridge’
The body of a four-year-old Guangzhou girl who went missing last Friday was discovered in a man’s fridge. The story was originally reported in the
