Monthly Archives: April 2009
Faint Signs of Uptick in China Trade
From the New York Times: Chinese manufacturers of everything from tricycles to truck winches said Wednesday at the opening of Asia’s biggest trade fair t
Photo: Migrant workers helping to rebuild Baiyu, a Ming-era tourist village outside Beijing
Migrant workers helping to rebuild Baiyu, a Ming-era tourist village outside Beijing, by hunxue-er
Hu Yaobang, 73, Dies in China
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent military crackdown in Beijing.
Cartoon: “Take it Off. Now It’s Your Turn!” (Updated)
The above cartoon, from Southern Metropolis News, has become an online phenomenon in China: More than 4560 websites have posted it. On Kaidi.net, one of
Beijing Sixty-Six: Portrait of a Lost Generation
China Beat writes about Beijing Sixty-Six, an exhibit of photographs of the beginning of the Cultural Revolution taken by Solange Brand: Solange Brand
China’s Grand Plans for Eco-Cities Now Lie Abandoned
Yale Environment 360 has a report about China’s failed experiment in eco-cities: Dongtan and other highly touted eco-cities across China were meant
Shell Partners with Chinese for Iraq Oil Bid
Royal Dutch Shell is partnering with Chinese companies to enter a joint bid on oil fields in Iraq, Reuters reports. China was the first country to successfully
China Calls for Calm, Restraint to Safeguard Six-party Talks
Xinhua reports on China’s response to the UN Security Council’s recent statement condemning North Korea’s missile launch, and Pyongyang’s
City Managers Along the River During Qing Ming Festival
A tweaked version of the painting “Along the River During Qing Ming Festival” has become the latest hot Internet hit. From Longhu Net, via
Main Photo: Electric Bike
Electric bikes are ubiquitous in China, by xiaming.
In China, Property Sales Show Signs of Picking Up
Things are looking up for China’s real estate sales. From The Wall Street Journal: Analysts said the data contained signs of an early recovery in
Warren Buffett Takes Charge
Fortune Magazine has a lengthy article about Chinese electric car maker BYD and the decision by Warren Buffett to violate his own rules of investing and
China Economic Growth May Cool to Slowest in Almost 10 Years
Bloomberg reports that China’s growth is probably the slowest it’s been in 10 years. Things, it seems, can only go up from here: China is battling
US University Returning Prized Mushrooms to China
Fungi collected by a Chinese mycologist in the first half of the 20th century and saved from certain destruction during WW II are coming home to China
Kazakhstan, China in Negotiations over Joint Ownership of Major Kazakh Energy Company
China may soon own 49 percent of Kazakhstan’s fourth largest oil producer. From AP via The Los Angeles Times: CNPC’s proposed purchase of the
