Monthly Archives: February 2009
Chicago to China: A Giddy Musical Exchange
The New York Times reports on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s first visit to China: Among the top orchestras in the United States, it has the most
For Many Chinese, Literary Dreams Go Online
CNN explores what it calls an “literary renaissance” online in China. Some, like Guangzhou-based blogger and online novelist Yang Hengjun,
Taliban Free Captive Chinese Engineer in Pakistan
In a gesture of goodwill to accompany their 10-day ceasefire with the Pakistani government, Taliban insurgents in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday released
Fang Ning (房宁): Our Country Must Not Have A Western-Style Multi-Party System
Despite the fact that prominent independent writer Liu Xiaobo has been detained for his involvement in drafting Charter 08, and that many more signatories
Women Rebel over Forced Abortions
International attention is again sharpening on China’s human rights record just ahead of Hilary Clinton’s first visit as U.S. Secretary of
Photo: Winter Steam
A train winds through cold northern China, from tarboat.
Secretary Clinton: ‘We Are Ready to Listen’ to Asia
Just days before her trip to Asia, Hillary Clinton stopped by New York’s Asia Society to make her first major foreign policy address as U.S. secretary
Prominent Blogger Qianliexian (钱列宪) Stabbed In Beijing
The Southern Metropolis Daily reports on the stabbing of Xu Lai. Xu Lai, who blogs with the online moniker Qianliexian (???), was listed as one of the
How America Can Turn China Green
Newsweek reports on why relations between the U.S. and China can have an impact on the environment: Gao Guangsheng has an odd sense of timing. In late
China’s Big Farm Province Says Drought Damage Limited
An official of Henan Province has said that the current drought‘s damage is limited, due to irrigation and better yields in other regions. From Reuters: The
China to Sell Assets of Scandal-Hit Milk Company
According to an Associated Press report, a Chinese court has plans to auction off the assets of Sanlu Group Co., the company at the center of the melamine
China, India Poised to Become New World Power Centers
A report by the US Director of Intelligence claims that China and India will become the new power center of the world: “China and India are
The Rigged Jiangsu Public Opinion Poll
Roland Soong of ESWN translates a piece from China National Radio on the discovery of rigged answers to a Jiangsu public opinion poll. Villagers complained
Reframing China Policy: The Carnegie Debates
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has hosted a number of debates on some of the most pressing concerns for U.S.-China relations. These include
