Monthly Archives: April 2009
China Mine Blast Leaves 18 Dead
An explosion at a warehouse for explosives and detonators at a coal mine in Hunan has killed at least 18 people. From BBC:The explosion was so powerf
China Quake Survivors Still Wait for Word
Barbara Demick of the Los Angeles Times reports on the ongoing plight of parents affected by the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake: In the early weeks after
Slump Tilts Priorities of Industry in China
Environmental concerns have taken a backseat to economic interests in the global financial crisis. From Jonathan Ansfield of the New York Times: A year
Chinese Students March for Democracy
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent military crackdown in Beijing. To m
Banned from Discussion: List of Community Forums Censored by Baidu
Baidu Post Bar 百度贴吧, operated by the China’s leading search engine company, Baidu, is one of the country’s most popular online communities, where indiv
Netizen Jailed for 8 days for Mocking Local Government
From Oiwan Lam of Global Voices Advocacy: A 24 year-old netizen Wang Shuai was jailed for 8 days for posting pictures that mocked at illegal land requi
China, Friend or Foe?
Andrew Browne and Gordon Fairclough write on China’s military modernization and its implication for U.S.-China relations. From the Wall Street Jo
Dragon Nightmares: EU and China Relations
The Economist reports on the future of EU-China relations. HERE is a quick way to spoil a Brussels dinner party. Simply suggest that world governance i
Photo: Migrant Workers Going Home
Migrant workers make their way back home, from ljlush.
China’s Economic Growth Slows in First Quarter
China’s gross domestic product output has grown by 6.1% in the first quarter, the worst quarterly growth rate in years. From Keith Bradsher of th
New Media and Civil Society in China: A Roundtable Discussion on the Political Impact of the Internet
Organized and moderated by Xiao Qiang of the China Internet Project at the Graduate School of Journalism, and sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studi
Xia Liu: An Appeal for a Chinese Dissident
Xia Liu, wife of Liu Xiaobo, who has been arrested for his role as a drafter of Charter 08, writes an op-ed in the Washington Post about their experien
China Casts Wide Net to Curb Terrorism
In The National, Paul Mooney looks at Chinese government claims of terrorist activity in Xinjiang, most recently with the execution of two Uighurs for
Photo: Two women on a shopping trip in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
Two women on a shopping trip in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
Can China Catch a Cool Breeze?
An article in The Nation takes a look at the future of wind power in China:The global economic crisis has hit China hard. The country’s exports
