Monthly Archives: April 2009
Economic Downturn and Instability in China: Time for Political Reform?
Ray Yep of the Brookings Institute writes on political uncertainty in a time of increasing unemployment and fomenting social unrest: [...]The 24% incr
Guangdong Village Official Slashes Fields to Build Mega-Tomb
A Guangdong official is receiving heated comments for his decision to raze 24 mou of land to supposedly clear way for a luxurious cemetary plot. From
China Cracks Down Ahead of Sensitive Anniversaries
Peter Ford of the Christian Science Monitor reports on recent crackdowns and the tightening of government control in China:Chinese political reforme
China Looks to Expand Stake in Stem Cell Technology
China has plans to build a 20,000 square meter stem cell research base in Jiangsu Province. From Reuters: China will build Asia’s biggest base t
A Satire That Caused an Uproar in Both China and The Philippines
Hong Kong columnist Chip Tsao (陶杰 Tao Jie) wrote a satirical article recently commenting on the dispute over the Spratly Islands between China and th
Cyber-skirmish at the Top of the World
A report in Asia Times looks at efforts by Beijing to control Internet access in Tibetan areas:Efforts in the sensitive Tibetan regions of China are
Professor Sun Dongdong’s (孙东东) Comments on Mental Illness Draw Ire in China (Updated with Videos)
Peking University Professor Sun Dongdong’s comments that 99% of China’s petitioners are mentally ill have drawn criticism. From Sky Canave