Monthly Archives: March 2009
An Ancient Culture, Bulldozed Away
The Washington Post’s Maureen Fan reports from Kashgar: Now, this labyrinth of ancient courtyard homes and narrow, winding streets is endangered
China Move to Global Standards Damps Protectionism
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a US-based product safety group, announced that Chinese product standards were improving, and the recognition of
India Imposes Tax on Some Aluminum Imports from China
After the recent Chinese toy ban, the Indian government has imposed a tax on Chinese-made aluminum products: Imports of flat-rolled products will attract
Main Photo: Checkers
Men playing Chinese chess in Shanghai, by Gregory Perez.
2 China Officials Fired Over Disease Reporting
Two health officials in Henan Province have been fired for mishandling the reporting of hand, foot and mouth disease and investigators are looking into
China Targets an Academic Culture of Cut-and-Paste
The Christian Science Monitor reports on academic fraud in China: The latest fraud to rock Chinese academia centers on He Haibo, an associate professor
Dalai Lama Refused South African Visa
Purportedly under Chinese pressure, South Africa has denied the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a conference on fighting xenophobia and racism. From The
Benefits of Taiwan’s Door to China Fade
Don Lee of the Los Angeles Times reports on the impact of a slowing Chinese economy on Taiwan: China’s economy has slowed sharply, affecting hundreds
China Calls for New Reserve Currency to Replace Dollar
China has proposed a new international reserve currency, indicating its doubts of the dollar’s strength. From Financial Times: China’s central b
Francesco Sisci: A Catholic Church of China
From lastampa.it: The normalization of ties between the Holy See, head of the largest unified religion of the world, and China, the most populous country
China Quake School Toll Stirs Grim Findings, Anger
Grieving parents and frustrated citizens are demanding that officials start accounting for why schools were far more prone to collapses than government
Photo: The charred facade of the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, by rudenoon
The charred facade of the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, by rudenoon
‘Left’ and ‘Right’ in Chinese Cyber-Politics
Ever since the Internet was popularized in the late 1990s, Chinese BBS sites and blogosphere have been politically quite polarized, divided into “left”
Province Supplying Beijing Water Drying Up: State
From AFP, via Yahoo News: A province in north China that supplies Beijing with much needed water is itself facing serious shortages of the resource, state
Large Protests by Tibetans in Western China
The Los Angeles Times is giving another view of the unrest at the Rabgya Monastery in Qinghai, which official reports have called “riots”: A
