Monthly Archives: January 2009
Mao Yushi: An Intellectual Recounts China’s Turbulent Past
From Economic Observer Online: When word came that Chairman Mao Zedong had passed away, Mao Yushi was hand-copying a file in his office at the Ministry
Writers Call For China Dissident’s Release
From Reuters: An international writers’ organization has called for the release of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, detained after he helped write a
Evan Osnos: China Listens
From the New Yorker blog: In China, inaugurations are frequent affairs, though they have nothing to do with presidents. A news cycle rarely passes without
China Health Ministry: Bird Flu Epidemic Unlikely
Despite three deaths from the disease in a month, Chinese health officials are denying that the bird flu has reached epidemic proportions. From AP: The
China Sees Separatist Threats
A white paper on national defense released by the State Council singled out “separatist” threats from Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang. From the
Photo: A graffiti portrait of Obama in Sanlitun, Beijing, by kickerclub.com
A graffiti portrait of Obama in Sanlitun, Beijing, by kickerclub.com
China Financial Cops Linked to Gome Tycoon Case
In the ongoing investigation into Gome chairman Huang Guangyu for stock price manipulation and other crimes, two investigators have been accused of accepting
China Websites Cut Obama’s Reference to Communism (Video Added)
From Reuters, via thestar.com: U.S. President Barack Obama’s inauguration speech has a little twist in translations available on some Chinese websites
China Faces Worst Unemployment in Decades as Slowdown Deepens
Unemployment in China may be reaching a 30-year high, according to Bloomberg: Registered unemployment rose to 4.2 percent as of Dec. 31, Yin Chengji,
China Calls For Better Military Ties Under Obama
From AP: China on Tuesday urged President-elect Barack Obama to work with Beijing to improve its occasionally tense military relationship with the United
China Announces Third Bird Flu Death this Year
A 16-year-old student is the third person to die from bird flu in a month has been reported in China. From Reuters: A health official on Tuesday also
Web Posts On Officials Banned
From AFP: Authorities in a Chinese province where Internet users exposed an allegedly corrupt official’s taste for luxury have made posting such
Photo: Recycling
A woman recycles styrofoam in southern China, by istolethetv.
“Erroneous” Western Democracy Not For China, Says Official (Updated with Bloggers’ Reactions)
From Reuters: China must build defences against “erroneous” ideas involving Western-style democracy, a top government official said in comments
Jobless Migrants Flood Back to China’s Villages
With more factories in China closing as a result of the global financial crisis, sacked factory workers are heading home early for the holidays. From The
