Monthly Archives: February 2009
For Sale: One Life in China
CNN profiles Chen Xiao, a blogger whose life is, so to speak, on sale. Chen Xiao had pretty much given up making her own decisions and so decided to throw
If a Bomb Explodes During Chinese New Year, Does Anyone Hear It?
The Wall Street Journal’s China Journal is reporting that amidst the deafening fireworks in Shanghai during the Chinese New Year, another explosion
Chang Ping: Is Wu Hao a “Web Friend” or a Cadre?
China Media Project translates a column by Chang Ping discussing the relationship between netizens, citizens, and government officials in light of the
Photo: Kirti Monastery in Aba
Kirti monastery in Aba in 2008, from peace-on-earth_org.
Li, Caijing Said to Be Planning News Venture in China
Richard Li, son of Li Ka-shing, plans to launch on online financial news service with Caijing Magazine. From Bloomberg: The venture, which will focus
Tibetan Monk Shot By Chinese Police After Setting Himself on Fire
During the Monlam prayer festival of the Tibetan New Year, a monk set himself on fire and was then shot at Kirti monastery in Aba County, an ethnic Tibetan
Photo Series: Memories of 2008 in Shanxi
These photos are from “Shanxi Evening,” a local newspaper in Datong, carried by News.QQ.com: - See also Photo Series: Memories of 2008 in
Photo: An old man peels an orange to share with his granddaughter after their ping pong match in the park, by Expatriate Games
An old man and his granddaughter share an orange after their ping pong match, by Expatriate Games
Translating “The Economist” Behind China’s Great Firewall
Waxy.org discovered a group of about 240 Chinese fans of the Economist Magazine who voluntarily collaborate each week to translate the full contents of
China “Mothers” Urge Reckoning with 1989 Bloodshed
In advance of the 20th anniversary of the massacre of protesters around Tiananmen Square, a group of family members of those killed have issued a letter
Climate Change: Chance for US-China Cooperation
Following Hillary Clinton’s visit to China, hopes are high that the Obama administration will be able to forge cooperation with China to help solve
Jeffrey N Wasserstrom: China’s Anniversary Tempest
On openDemocracy, Jeffrey N Wasserstrom writes about boycotts in Chinese history and more recently: In the perspective both of China’s 20th-century
Locke’s China Deals for Microsoft, Boeing May Draw Scrutiny
Gary Locke’s role in coordinating business deals during President Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington State may prove to be a stumbling block in
Video: Chinese Rock N Roll!
Here is a documentary about the rock scene in China, which interviews with and footage of several bands, including Tookoo, and foreigners working in the
China Fire Protesters Were Uighurs
Reuters reports that the three people who apparently set themselves on fire on Wangfujing in Beijing were a Uighur family who had come to Beijing to petition
