Monthly Archives: April 2009
Growth Spreads From China’s Coast
The New York Times reports on new statistics which show that economic development in China is slowly spreading out (“like an ink blot”) from
Liu Isn’t Rushing in Return to Track
Liu Xiang, China’s great hurdling hope at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was at the track recently, but he wasn’t competing. From The Wall Street
Michael Skapinker: China Needs Reform to Become World Class
From the Financial Times: China faces huge uncertainty, not least how to cope with an America less able to consume its goods, but the country, and its
Photos: Which Country is Home to the Grass Mud Horse?
The ????@???? blog answers: The Republic of River Crabs. The following images have been created and collected by a Chinese blogger as part of the ongoing
National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010)
From Xinhua News: The Information Office of the State Council, or China’s cabinet, published the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010)
Funeral jobs Hot among Shanghai Graduates
Desperate graduates apply for funeral jobs in Shanghai, via China Daily: It is the one business that is never short of clients, and 366 college graduates
China Seeing ‘Gradual Recovery’
Wen Jiabao, the premier of the State Council of China, comments on China’s economy that it shows positive changes but still faces “very big
Caijing: SAFE Spokesman Falls in Investment Probe
From Caijing.com.cn: No names were mentioned when the administrator of China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), Hu Xiaolian, used an i
Photo: An Easter service at a church in Jilin, by kevsunblush
Easter service at a Jilin church, by kevsunblush
Update: Further Censorship of Ai Weiwei’s Project
China Geeks posts about the increasing harassment of Ai Weiwei over his work to collect the names of children killed in last year’s Sichuan earthquake: Yesterday,
China Planned $10 Billion Invest Fund at Failed Summit
After a planned ASEAN Summit in Bangkok was canceled following protests, Chinese officials announced an extensive aid package for Asian neighbors that
China to Maintain Relaxed Monetary Policy
From Reuters: China will continue to implement a relaxed monetary policy and keep sufficient liquidity in the banking system, the People’s Bank
China Slows Purchases of U.S. and Other Bonds
From the New York Times: Reversing its role as the world’s fastest-growing buyer of U.S. Treasuries and other foreign bonds, the Chinese government actually s
Cui Weiping (崔卫平)： Self-initiated and Idealistic Thinking and Action
On March 28, Chengdu-based environmentalist, writer and former editor of Literati magazine (???) magazine Tan Zuoren (???) was detained on allegations
Chinese Bias for Baby Boys Creates a Gap of 32 Million
Sharon LaFraniere reports in the New York Times: A bias in favor of male offspring has left China with 32 million more boys under the age of 20 than girls,
