Monthly Archives: January 2009
Gates Says US Ready for Any China “Threat”
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton commented on U.S.-China relations. From International Herald Tribune: Defense Se
Premier Wen Says, ‘Don’t Worry’
At the Davos 2009 World Economic Forum, Wen Jiabao aimed to instill confidence in the Chinese economy. From Forbes: His message to survivors and victi
Video: Naked China
It has been five months since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. China considered the Games as a symbol of the rising of a great nation. Over five nights lead
China Detains 81 People in Tibet Crackdown (Update 1)
The Associated Press reports on the latest crackdown in Tibet: At least 81 people in Tibet have been detained for suspected criminal activity amid a s
Contemporary Chinese Art, One Financial Crisis Later
France 24 reports on how the global financial crisis has affected contemporary Chinese art. China’s contemporary art-market bubble has burst. After be
Photo: New Years travelers head to their trains, by hunxue-er
New Years travelers head to their trains beneath a banner reading, “Build a More Harmonious Railway,” by hunxue-er The migrant worker class is among those hardest hit by the global financial crisis in China. Carol Huang from The Christian Science Monitor writes on Migrant Workers Struggle as China’s Factories Slow
CDT Upgrade in Process!
Dear CDT readers, As you may have noticed, CDT has run into a couple of technical glitches as we upgrade to a new version of WordPress. Most notably,
China Marches on in Africa Despite Downturn
Chinese investment in Africa is continuing full-speed ahead, Reuters reports:Beijing and Chinese companies have pledged tens of billions of dollars
Obama and China: What Lies Ahead?
Following remarks about China’s currency evaluation from Tim Geithner, President Obama’s pick for Treasury Secretary, observers have begun
China Beat: Presidential Reading Recommendations: II
China Beat continues its feature in which prominent China watchers are asked to recommend books for Obama to get him up to speed on the country. This
A Review Of The Chinese Internet In 2008 – Ping Ke (平客)
Ping Ke, a well-known podcaster in Beijing wrote following review on the Southern Weekend, translated by Roland Soong on his ESWN blog: The campaign t
Reports: Chinese Martial Arts Novelist Liang Dies
From AP: Liang Yusheng, a pioneer in Chinese martial arts novels, has died, news reports said. He was 85. Liang died at his home in Sydney, Australia
China Vows More Intellectual Property Protection
From AP: China said Tuesday it “regrets” a World Trade Organization decision that largely sides with the U.S. in a product piracy complain
Chinese Dissident Bao Tong Speaks Out
From Time: On Fuxing Road in western Beijing is a vast Soviet-style building that proudly houses old jets, tanks and ships — all memorials to the vari
