Monthly Archives: April 2009
Is China’s Economy Strong Enough To Save the World?
Simon Elegant of TIME Magazine writes on the outlook for the world economy through China’s lens: So, depending on whom you believe, the Chinese
China’s Birth Limits Create Dangerous Gender Gap
Experts are concerned that the growing demographic gap between boys and girls could lead to social issues down the road, as China now registers 119 bo
Photo: Doorways in a Fujian tulou building decorated with New Year’s couplets, by monkeyking
Doorways in a Fujian tulou building decorated with New Year’s couplets, by monkeyking
Pentagon Preps for Economic Warfare
The Pentagon invited hedge fund managers, professors, and executives at investment banks to participate in the first ever “war game” in an
Tibetans Sentenced to Death
Two Tibetans were sentenced to death and two to death with a two-year reprieve for their role in the unrest in Lhasa last March. From the Guardian:A
Milk Scam Officials Get Fresh Positions
Two officials disciplined for their roles in the milk contamination scandal have been given new posts. From China Daily: Bao Junkai, former deputy dir
China March Car Sales Rise 10% on Stimulus, Tax Cuts
From Bloomberg News: China’s passenger car sales rose 10 percent in March from a year earlier after tax cuts and government subsidies boosted demand,
China Executes Two for Pre-Olympics Attack in Xinjiang
Two Uighurs have been executed for carrying out the deadly attack on a police station in Kashgar in the run-up to the Olympics. From Reuters:Abdurah
Media Scholar Urges End to Ban on Cross-regional Reporting
China Media Project summarizes and discusses a talk given by CMP fellow Zhang Jiang (??) in which he calls for an end to the ban on “cross-regio
Ryan Manuel: Will it be Hot Economics and Cold Politics Domestically in China Too?
From eastasiaforum.org: The second is that a downturn in growth may have different repercussions to those imagined. At the moment there is a school of
Nouriel Roubini: Outlook for China’s Economy in 2009 and Beyond
This paper in PDF is Nouriel Roubini’s observations and analysis from his recent trip to China, from RGE Monitor and New York University: I rece
Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies (Updated)
Spies from China and Russia have hacked into a U.S. power grid. Experts fear a future cyber scare. From the Wall Street Journal: Cyberspies have penet
India-China Relations in One of the Best Periods in History
In The Hindu, Zhang Yan, the Chinese ambassador to India, writes about key issues in modern Sino-Indian relations. Excerpts include: How can Sino-Indi
In the Indian Ocean: Beyond Pirates, an India-China Rivalry
Time Magazine reports on the buildup of Chinese and Indian naval power in the Indian Ocean: (India and China) are hugely dependent on the petroleum de
