Monthly Archives: March 2009
Once More, AOL Retreats from Mainland China
AOL has confirmed that the company has closed its China operations, according to the Wall Street Journal: According to one of the reports, from Chinese
Photo: A retiree plays an old hag during an opera performance in a Liuzhou park, by Expatriate Games
A retiree plays an old hag during an opera performance in a Liuzhou park, by Expatriate Games
Sun Liping (孙立平): The Biggest Threat to China is not Social Turmoil but Social Decay (Part I)
Sun Liping (???) is a professor of the Sociology Department of Tsinghua University. He was also the PhD surperviser of Xi Jinping, the current vice-president
Slideshow: A Wedding in Rural Yunnan
Photographer and blogger “Flying Bird and Fish” posted a group of photos of a wedding in rural Yunnan. He says that generally Chinese parents
China’s Art Market: Cold or Maybe Hibernating?
The Chinese contemporary art market, which so recently was enjoying skyrocketing prices and acclaim around the world, is now suffering as the global economic
Chinese Intellectuals and the Problem of Xinjiang
China Beat reviews Wang Lixiong’s 2007 book on Xinjiang, “Wo de Xiyu, Ni de Dongtu” (My Far West, Your East Turkestan): Wang Lixiong
China Clamps Down on Anniversary of Tibet Uprising (Updated)
Today marks 50 years since the failed uprising in Tibet which led to the Dalai Lama fleeing to India, where he has lived ever since. AP reports on security
A Focus of Tibetan Ire: Mining
The Washington Post reports on another source of tension between Tibetans and the Han Chinese who are doing business in Tibet: The Chinese government
China Says U.S. Provoked Naval Confrontation
Following yesterday’s incident in which the Pentagon called harassment of an American vessel by Chinese ships in the South China Sea “dangerous,
Photo: Tibetan shrine and prayer tent at Lake Qinghai, by Remko Tanis
Tibetan shrine and prayer tent at Lake Qinghai, by Remko Tanis
China’s Leaders See a Calendar Full of Trouble
The New York Times looks at fears of unrest in China as a series of sensitive anniversaries approaches: This year commemorates not only the 50th anniversary
China Group Urges Government to Stick to Green Goals
Friends of Nature sent a letter to urge the Chinese government not to slow down their environmental effort as the economy slows down. From Reuters: A Chinese
China to Renew Somalia Anti-Piracy Mission
China announced that it’s navy will stay in the Gulf of Aden to protect ships against Somali pirates. From AP: China’s three-ship anti-piracy
Clean Water for China’s Orphanages
A Child’s Right, a U.S. non-profit organization, plans to outfit every orphanage in China with clean water filtration units, writes Jim Luce at
China’s New Game: ‘Hit the Christie’s’
Some Chinese netizens reacted to the recent sale by fine arts auction Christie’s of two looted Chinese sculptures by coming up with an online video
