Monthly Archives: April 2009
Paul Krugman: China’s Dollar Trap
New York Times columnist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman writes about China’s accumulation of U.S. securities: Two years ago, we lived in a world
An Unsure China Steps Onto the Global Stage
The New York Times reports on China’s new role in the global spotlight at the ongoing G20 meetings: Yet even as Presidents Hu Jintao and Obama had
Peter Ford: China Blocks YouTube, Again
Peter Ford reports in the Christian Science Monitor: Though China is home to nearly 300 million Internauts, more than anywhere else, “the country’s
U.S. to Lead on Climate so China, India Follow
President Obama has announced at the G-2o summit that the US will try to “lead by example” so that China and India could follow suit and lower
China to Investigate Prison Abuse
China is launching a campaign to “eliminate unnatural deaths” of prisoners. From BBC: The campaign comes after the deaths of at least five
Qin Gang (秦刚): What Can and Cannot be Watched Online
The following excerpt is from remarks by Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Qin Gang (??) during a press conference on March 31, 2009, and
Timothy Garton Ash: China Arrives as a World Power Today – and We Should Welcome It
From the Guardian: Today – 2 April 2009 – may yet be marked as the day on which, through the catalysis of a global economic crisis, China definitively
China Vies to Be World’s Leader in Electric Cars
China’s leaders are planning to make the country a leading producer of electric and hybrid cars, the New York Times reports: The goal, which radiates
Pico Iyer: ‘A Hell on Earth’
Writer Pico Iyer, who last year published a book about the Dalai Lama, writes in the New York Review of Books about his observations while traveling with
Photo: Hutong Demolition
Old hutong demolition alongside new building construction, via 1980nic.
60th Anniversary of Sino-Indian Relations
April 1st, 2009 marks the 60th Anniversary of Sino-Indian Relations. A Luncheon was held in Hong Kong to celebrate the occasion. “China and
India, China Consensus on Avoiding War
From the Times of India: China and India have reached a consensus that there will be no war between the two countries, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman
China Deal for Australian Miner
At the end of March, China’s initial bid for the Australian mining company OZ Minerals was rejected. However, a renegotiated deal has reopened possibilities
China Detains Man Compiling List of Quake Victims
Earthquake activist Tang Zuoren has been detained on allegations of subversion of state power. From Reuters: Police in southwestern China have detained
China General Tells Troops Party Trumps State
A senior Chinese general published an article today stressing that military troops’ first priority should be loyalty to the Communist Party. From
