Monthly Archives: March 2009
Sky-High Chinese Art Market Comes Back To Earth
The recession has deeply affected Chinese art market, causing a shrinkage of fifty percent. Galleries in Beijing also suffered from the dismal economy,
U.S., China United On Approach To Economy
All eyes will be on China-U.S. discussions as the G-20 forum approaches. One economist has characterized the powerful relationship as the ‘G-2 group’
Documentary: China from the Inside – Women of the Country
Documentary Film Series “China from the Inside” came up with a series of films with various topics about China. In this episode “Women
China’s Green Champion Sidelined
The Guardian is reporting that environmental defender Pan Yue, a foe of industrial pollution, has been pushed to the sidelines as the country refocuses
CDT Bookshelf: Fuschia Dunlop’s “Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper”
Fuschia Dunlop was the first Westerner to attend the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine and has written several books about China’s food culture.
Two Chinese Dissidents Freed After Years in Prison
Yang Zili and Zhang Honghai, two writers who were imprisoned on charges of subversion, have been released after spending eight years in detention. From
China: Democracy’s ‘Don Quixotes’ Face Despair – and Hope, Says Havel (Updated)
From the aktualne.centrum.cz: Every year, People in Need gives the Homo Homini awards to people who have made an important contribution to promoting human
China Uneasy About Proportion of Holdings in U.S. Treasuries
At the NPC meetings, Premier Wen Jiabao expressed concern over $1 trillion of U.S. assets held by China, and called on the U.S. to guarantee its “good
Dialogue on Tibet: Past, Present and Future
While those at the polar ends of the Tibet debate may see it as a black and white issue, a few efforts have been made recently to show the complexity of
Chinese Dissident Lawyer’s Family Defects
From Radio Free Asia: The wife and children of a top civil rights lawyer under close surveillance by the Chinese authorities have arrived in the United
Photo: A woman biking in Kunming in the morning, by Philou.cn
A woman biking in Kunming in the morning, by Philou.cn
Sun Liping (孙立平): The Biggest Threat to China is not Social Turmoil but Social Decay (Part II)
Sun Liping (???) is a professor in the Sociology Department of Tsinghua University. He was also the PhD superviser of Xi Jinping, the current vice-president
Tibet Atrocities Dot Official China History
The New York Times reports on an exhibit in Beijing which gives the official history of Tibet: With Tibet closed to foreign journalists and much of the
Michael Wines: A Dirty Pun Tweaks China’s Online Censors (Animation Added)
From the New York Times, via the International Herald Tribune: The grass-mud horse is an example of something that, in China’s authoritarian system, p
