Monthly Archives: May 2009
Guardian: China at the Crossroads
The Guardian is launching a one-week special report on China called China at the Crossroads: A week-long Guardian series offering a unique portrait of
Xinhua: China Expects Huntsman to Play ‘Positive’ Role
From Xinhua, via China.org.cn: Huntsman, 49, son of a Utah multimillionaire and philanthropist, served as a White House staff assistant to President Reagan,
David Miliband: China Ready to Join US as World Power
From the Guardian: David Miliband today described China as the 21st century’s “indispensable power” with a decisive say on the future
Investment In Taiwan Urged
From AP: China has outlined plans for encouraging mainland Chinese businesses to expand their investments in Taiwan, and has scheduled several purchasing
China’s Future Leaders
From Forbes: They came of age during China’s economic reforms of the 1980s. For them, the Cultural Revolution is a distant memory. Unlike China’s
China Cracks Down On Military Graft, Extravagance
From AFP: Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for a crackdown on graft and extravagance in the military, kicking off a campaign to bring discipline
Meeting Between Government and Student Representatives (Video Added)
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing.
Photo: Shanghai from the Huangpu River, by cuellar
Shanghai from the Huangpu River, by cuellar
Shanghai Rising
A number of recent articles look at the future of Shanghai, with a particular focus on the World Expo, to be held there in 2010. From the Wall Street Journal: The
PNG Plagued by Anti-China Crimewave
Chinese-owned businesses in Papua New Guinea are being looted and attacked in a spate of anti-Chinese violence. News.com.au reports: Looting and anti-Chinese
Art From the People’s Republic of the Grass-Mud Horse
From Daihua’s Art Space: National emblem of the People’s Republic of the Grass-Mud Horse. (Please see here.) National slogan of the People’s
China Censorship Primer: Just Say “No” to Female Orgasms
Bruce Humes writes in his blog: Don’t let media in the West fool you—talking about sex in China is not taboo. But apparently references to female genitalia and
All Eyes Inward
Newsweek takes a look at the new breed of Chinese artist, who came of age as part of the so-called “Me generation”: Until recently, the way
China Replacing CCTV’s Chief After Fallout From Fire
Three months after a fire at CCTV’s new headquarters, the head of the broadcaster is being replaced, the Wall Street Journal reports: In a brief
Photos: First Anniversary of the Sichuan Province Earthquake
From AP: China marked the first anniversary of a massive earthquake on Tuesday in a somber, nationally televised ceremony filled with flowers and speeches,
