Monthly Archives: April 2009
China Eyes Completing Health Care Reforms by 2020
China is planning a major overhaul of its health care system which aims to provide care for 90% of the population by 2011 and for all citizens by 2020.
Minxin Pei and Ali Wyne: A Freer China Would Stimulate Spending
An opinion piece in the Financial Times looks at the possible link between a country’s level of freedom and rates of consumption as a way to explain
Sichuan Earthquake Memorial Museum To Cost 2.3 Billion
ChinaSMACK translates netizens’ reactions to news that a museum commemorating the devastating Sichuan earthquake last March will cost more than two
China Rights Activist Beaten at Cemetery
The New York Times reports on the beating suffered by Sun Wenguang, a 75-year-old retired university professor in Shandong, when he went to a cemetery
John Duffell: China’s Latest PR Campaign… in Malawi
As has been widely reported, the Chinese government is launching a massive “external propaganda” mission by providing substantial funding to
Sign of Strength or Evidence of Weakness? China’s Dollar Reserves
From the Council on Foreign Relations blog: At key points then, China shied away from the decisions that would have allowed it to avoid accumulating so
Tang Poem Mockery: Grass-Mud Horse Running on the Ma Le Desert
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Main Photo: Muslim Man on Motorbike
An older Hui Muslim man rides his scooter in Bayan Hot, Inner Mongolia. By Antonis SHEN.
China May Back UN Measure on North Korea
Bloomberg reports that China may support a draft proposal in the United Nations that would deter North Korea from launching missiles: “Before the launch t
China Looking at Major Health Reforms
From AP, via the alternet.org: China announced Monday the outlines of a thorough reform of the health care system that pledges to provide improved services
Muslims Riot In China’s Henan Province
From the South China Morning Post, via the MEMRI blog: Hundreds of ethnic Hui Muslim people in the village of Luohe in China’s Henan province have attacked t
10 Questions for Jackie Chan
Time magazine has an interview with Jackie Chan about his new film Shinjuku Incident. The film deals with illegal immigrants living in Japan. Chan was
Supreme Court is Urged to Order Uighurs’ Release into U.S.
Human rights lawyers have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to release 17 Chinese muslims being held at Guantanamo Bay. From The Los Angeles Times: The Muslims,
Hu Angang: A New Approach at Copenhagen (1)
For China Dialogue, economist Hu Angang presents an alternative method for determining a nation’s climate change responsibilities: First, the binary
Nuclear Fears Mute China’s North Korea Response (With Video)
From the Reuters: China’s muted reaction to North Korea’s rocket launch is in sharp contrast to other nations, with Beijing concerned about
