Monthly Archives: March 2009
Water-Injected Meat: The Next Chinese Food Scandal?
The Wall Street Journal’s China Blog reports on another potential food hazard in China that has been going on for decades, as reported in “The
ETech: The Truth About China and Its Filthy Puns
From the Guardian: If you were reading the New York Times today, says Rebecca MacKinnon, you probably saw a story about a weird meme on the Chinese internet:
Orville Schell: China Reluctant to Lead
For Yale Global, Orville Schell writes about China’s role in a global solution to the current economic meltdown: As US Secretary of State Hillary
How to be a Fenqing (愤青)?
From Froogville blog: 愤青 fen qing * – “angry youth” – is the term given to Chinese Netizens of a self-righteous and aggressively nat
Photo Series: Villages Filled with E-waste
Wenxuecity.com carries some photos taken in Guiyu, Guangdong, and presents the scenes of the e-waste “recycling” processes in the villages
Photo: Ping Pong
Monks in Chengdu play a round of ping pong, from Sean Hawkey.
Developing Countries Wield More Clout
From the International Herald Tribune: The G-20 is meeting in England this weekend, with the developing nation members of Brazil, Russia, India and China
The Heights Traveled to Subdue Tibet
Edward Wong for the New York Times reports on the mysterious shroud that has been long-held over Tibet: Tibetans widely resent Chinese rule, and Chinese
Obama Administration Tries to Reassure China on Treasury Debt (With Video)
In response to Wen Jiabao’s unease at the safety of China’s U.S. Treasury holdings, the White House has sought to reassure China. From Bloomberg: “There’s no
In an Economic Slump, Laws Take a Backseat in China’s Courts
Newsweek reports on the rule of law in China during the financial crisis, and the future of judicial independence under Supreme People’s Court president
Return to Complex Characters Proposal, Netizens’ Reactions
A proposal to re-popularize complex or traditional Chinese characters at the recently-ended National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s
Nationalism Rages in New Chinese Book
One of China’s newest book releases is Unhappy China: The Great Time, Grand Vision and Our Challenges(???????????????????????). A 2009 analog
Chinese Grease the Wheels of Power With Luxury Gifts
The New York Times reports on high-end bribery of Chinese officials: The gifts are essentially bribes or kickbacks, and they are prohibited under Chinese
Wen Yunchao: The ‘Grass-Mud Horses’ Battling Internet Censors
Blogger Wen Yunchao is a website project manager, based in Guangzhou. He told reporters at France24: “The video was sparked by a government campaign
Aluminum Gets Duty Shield
The Indian government today placed safeguard duties on Chinese aluminum imports, in an attempt to protect the local industry: A safeguard duty is a temporary
