Monthly Archives: February 2009
Workers Protest As Italian Sofa Maker Folds In China
From AFP: Over 2,000 factory workers in China launched a protest after their employer, an Italian maker of luxury sofas, closed down in the wake of th
Beijing Launching A ‘Chinese CNN’ To Burnish Image Abroad
From Christian Science Monitor: Something was missing from Chinese state television’s live coverage of President Obama’s inaugural speech
Chinese Learn Limits of Online Freedom as the Filter Tightens
Andrew Jacobs from The New York Times writes: While some see the monthlong crackdown as a portent of increasing government restrictions on electronic
China Eyes Massive Hike in Atomic Energy Target
China announced plans to expand its energy sector on Wednesday, with nuclear energy as one of its main targets. From AFP: China plans to nearly double
China to Challenge India’s Toy Ban at the WTO
China may take action against India’s decision to temporarily ban Chinese toy imports. The Times of India reports: China plans to move the World
99-Year-Old Man On Trial for Fraud
99-year-old Zhou Zhiping is on trial in Beijing for a scam that involved cheating a victim of 749,000 yuan. At 99 years of age, Zhou is likely the old
China’s Hu Reiterates Support for Sudan
Chinese president Hu Jintao stated China’s continuing support for Sudan on Wednesday. Reuters reports: Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday
David Bandurski: Can China Afford to Forget Its Own History?
David Bandurski of the China Media Project translates Chinese scholar and CASS member Zi Zhongyun’s “Only a Nation that Can Reflect on its
China’s Surge of College Graduates Finds White-Collar Work Elusive
With the downturn in the global economy, Chinese university graduates face a number of unemployment woes. Among their disappointments are the short nu
Edward Friedman: China-Driven Development
From the Beijing Review: China’s interest in Africa has heightened in recent years. It is offering debt relief, opening its burgeoning markets t
David Wolf: A Chinese Al-Jazeera – Five Reasons This Is a Good Thing
As previously reported on CDT, the Chinese government plans to invest RMB 45 billion into domestic media organizations which target overseas audiences
Jiang Qisheng (江棋生) : What the Charter 08 Drafters and Signatories Aim For
Born in 1948?Jiang Qisheng (???) entered People’s University in Beijing as a PhD candidate in Philosophy, in Fall 1988. He participated in the
Susan Brownell: Was There a Master Plan to Use the Olympic Games to Promote a Positive Image of China to the World ?
The China Beat has reprinted a version of a paper on the 2008 Beijing Olympics and China’s image, presented at a recent conference at the Univer
Photo: A poultry market in Shanghai, by Dax Melmer
A poultry market in Shanghai, by Dax Melmer
