Monthly Archives: January 2009
China Arrested Almost 1,300 in Muslim West Last Year
From AFP, a report on the number of arrests last year in the Muslim-dominant Xinjiang area: China arrested almost 1,300 people for terrorism, religious
China Rattled by Sun King Attack
The Times comments on the series of essays Bao Tong wrote for RFA marking 30 years of reform in China: The essays contain devastating language. They will
Beijing Strikes At Dissidents
From The Observer: China has launched a tough countrywide crackdown on a new network of political activists, writers and lawyers who have supported a bold
Town Asks Kung Fu Monks for Tourism Blessings
The New York Times writes about the town of Guandu, in Yunnan, where the commissioner of ethnic and religious affairs became discouraged when renovated
Case Tests Scope Of Academic Freedom In China
From NPR’ Morning Edition: In China, the ivory towers are abuzz with a debate over academic freedom and student treachery. The most recent controversy
China to Bolster Rural Training as Migrants Lose Jobs
Authorities plan to increase vocational training in rural areas to assist migrant workers forced to return home in a souring economy. Bloomberg reports: China
China and Vietnam Settle Border Dispute
China and Vietnam announced that they have at long last reached an agreement on demarcations of their land border. From AP: The Vietnam News Agency reported
Free Voices On Internet New Path To Democracy In China
From Xinhua: Chinese netizens have made their voices heard more loudly and their presence better recognized in headline news events over the past year.
China Releases Parents Of Melamine Children: Lawyer (Updated)
From AFP: Chinese police have released five parents of children sickened by melamine-tainted milk, a day after detaining them to prevent them from holding
Cyber Hunters in China in for Crash Landing
From the Straits Times Singapore, via themalaysianinsider.com: The cyber hunters who roam China’s online space could soon become the hunted themselves.
China’s Liu ‘Under House Arrest’
The BBC reports that Liu Xiaobo is currently under house arrest following his detention for his role in launching Charter 08. A prominent Chinese dissident
Big Solar Power Plant Planned for Northwest China
Reuters reports on big plans for a new solar plant in northwest China: Two Chinese companies on Friday announced plans to build a solar power plant in
Frank Ching: China Key to U.S. Foreign Policy Success
Frank Ching is a journalist and commentator. He writes in the Japan Times: In the 21st century, there is no relationship more important to the U.S. This
CDT Bookshelf: Richard Vine’s “New China, New Art”
Richard Vine, the Asian art editor for Art in America and a long-time observer of China’s contemporary art scene, has written a new book called,
Chinese Dairy Firms Say Sorry
From Agencies via Al Jazeera: A group of Chinese dairy firms have sent text messages to millions
