Monthly Archives: April 2009
Ben Simpfendorfer: China’s Yuan Ambitions
From the Wall Street Journal: China is playing a growing role in discussions over solutions to current economic problems. Much of the talk has focused
Photo: Temporary earthquake relief housing a year after the quake struck Sichuan, by Malcolm M
Temporary earthquake relief housing a year after the quake struck Sichuan, by Malcolm M
Book Details Party’s “Stability Preservation Office” (维稳办)
Since the financial crisis has roiled the world’s economies, the Chinese government has been on high alert against incidents of social unrest. A
Rich China, Poor China Conundrum as Clout Grows
China’s obligations as an economic power and its needs as a developing country are at the center of this piece by Reuters’ Paul Eckert: Su
Slowdown’s Gift to Beijing: Cleaner Air
From AP: Last summer, Xu Demin struggled to cut emissions from his coal-fired factories as part of China’s all-out effort to clean the air for t
Chinese Social Networks ‘Virtually’ Out-Earn Facebook And MySpace: A Market Analysis
Tech Crunch reports on the business models of Chinese social networking sites, and why they are surpassing their American counterparts:Despite China
China’s New International Assertiveness Pays Off at G20
The Dow Jones Newswires reports that China was successful at the recent G-20 conference in the UK: “There are some huge wins for China in this a
Chinese Throng India’s Countryside
The Business Standard reports how Chinese companies that earn contracts to construct steel and power plants are also needing to construct villages for
Chinese Activist Seeks Earthquake Truth (Updated)
Bill Schiller of the Toronto Star reports on his interview with Ai Weiwei and Ai’s project to record the names of all the children who died duri
The G-20 and the Future of Capitalism
The Yale Global Online reports on the G-20 summit in the UK:Our biggest accomplishment was agreeing that the International Monetary Fund need
Terence Poon: China’s New Intl Assertiveness Pays Off At G20
From the Wall Street Journal: China’s assertive stance in the run-up to the Group of 20 nations summit has paid off. In the two weeks before T
China Moves to Quell Anger After Protest March
AFP reports on the grievances of workers from Baoding: More than 1,000 workers were prevented Friday from marching 140 kilometres (90 miles) to Beijin
Tomb Sweeping Day in China
The Qingming festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, takes place today. It is a centuries’ old festival held to remember the deceased. As th
Chinese Hunger for Sons Fuels Boys’ Abductions (Updated With Video)
The New York Times tells the stories of young boys who were kidnapped, often when their parents take their eyes off them for just a minute:These and
