Monthly Archives: March 2009
Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries (Updated)
From The New York Times: A vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated computers and has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private
Sandeep Dikshit: Sino-Indian border tranquil: Menon
From Hindu.com: The Sino-Indian border is tranquil and both sides are maintaining the status quo, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said here on Thursday.
China Marks “Emancipation” of Tibet With New Holiday
To recognize the 50th anniversary of the PRC’s rule of Tibet and the Dalai Lama’s exile, China has declared March 28th to be a holiday that
China’s Irrepressible Modern Art Scene
April Austin of the Christian Science Monitor covers Chinese contemporary art and the story of one of its most prominent collectors, former ambassador
One Billion Souls to Save
Times Online has a lengthy article about the spread of Christianity in China: In fact, across China religion is undergoing a defiant and extraordinary
Elliot Sperling: Tibet as ‘Hell on Earth’
Elliot Sperling, professor at Indiana University, writes for the Far Eastern Economic Review about Chinese government propaganda about Tibet: There’s n
China Turns to Buddhism to Calm Tibet, Taiwan Tensions
Lucy Hornby of Reuters writes about China’s move to co-host the Second World Buddhist Forum: Communist China and Taiwan are for the first time jointly
Photos: Jiang and Hu in the Party Congress
While the Party leaders’ names are sensitive words in Chinese cyberspace, the following photos are being distributed by bloggers, with some making
YouTube Again Accessible
According to a New York Times briefing, YouTube access has been restored in China: The Chinese government has lifted its block of YouTube, the popular
Grieving Parents Gain Clout In China
Ariana Eunjung Cha reports in the Washington Post: When Zhao Lianhai created a Web site for parents of children hurt or killed by contaminated milk, he
Clash of Subways and Car Culture in Chinese Cities
Efforts to build and expand subway lines under major Chinese cities, such as Guangzhou, have become a race against rapid urban expansion and the purchasing
China Says Pentagon Report Will Hurt Military Ties
China has responded to the Pentagon report “Military Power of the People’s Republic of China 2009” by rejecting its claim that China’s military moder
Australia Blocks China’s Purchase of Mining Company
China’s plan to buy an Australian mining company has stalled, according to the New York Times: The decision to block the purchase of OZ Minerals,
Sim Chi Yin: Free Speech With ‘Grass Mud Horse’ (Photos Added)
Sim Chi Yin, China Correspondent reports on The Straits Times (Singapore): The grass mud horse is hardly the first creature or coded term invented by China’s
