Monthly Archives: February 2009
Opinion: Clearing the Air with China
A Los Angeles Times editorial argues that President Barack Obama’s plans to fight climate change with new green infrastructure projects at home will
Rem Koolhaas Building in Beijing on Fire (Photos Added)
The Chinese new year ended with a blaze on Monday. A building designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas that is part of the CCTV complex in Beijing
New CCTV Headquarters in Flames
A building designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas that is part of the CCTV complex in Beijing erupted in flames on Monday.
China Human Rights Record Stirs Struggle at Home
From Reuters: China defends its handling of human rights under the glare of international scrutiny this week, while homegrown activists are waging their
A Tradition: Dragon Dance, Then Riot
From The International Herald Tribune : Incidents of social unrest are not uncommon across the Chinese hinterland. Last year, there were an estimated 120,000
China’s Wen Urges Leniency for Cambridge Shoe Thrower
Reuters reports that Premier Wen Jiabao is supporting leniency for the student who threw a shoe at him during a speech at Cambridge University: “Education
Photos: Lanterns in Xiamen mark Yuan Xiao Festival, the first full moon in the new lunar year, by conan06
Lanterns in Xiamen mark Yuan Xiao Festival, the first full moon in the new lunar year, by conan06
China Pursues Latin America Ties
Both the Chinese Vice President and Vice Premier are making high-profile visits to Latin America this week. Vice Premier Hui Liangyu will visit Argentina,
Music Video: The Song of the Grass Mud Horse 《草泥马之歌》
[Warning: This post contains adult language!] There is little doubt that the current Internet clean-up, under the guise of an “anti-vulgarity campaign,”
New York Times: It’s No Time for Protectionism
The New York Times has an editorial looking at the flap over Timothy Geithner’s statements about the yuan rate: Just days after Mr. Geithner pointed
Human Rights, the U.N. and China
Here is an editorial from the Wall Street Journal: The Human Rights Council — home to Saudi Arabia, Cuba and other rights abusers — has rarely,
India Set to Beat China in Growth Rate
According to the Economic Times, some economists believe that India will overcome China as the fastest growing economy in 2009: If India achieves a better
Yan Lieshan (鄢烈山): The Liberalization of News and the Flattening of the Society
Yan Lieshan (???) is a well-established Chinese columnist and author of fifteen books. Born in Hubei province in 1952, he worked as a farmer, an elementary
Security Forces Patrol Tibetan Town in NW China
Reuters reports on the military presence in Tibet ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s exile: March will mark the 50th anniversary of
