Monthly Archives: May 2009

Video: Guanzhou Modernized

May 15, 2009 1:44 PM

China Green, a multimedia venture of the Asia Society that focuses on China’s environmental challenges, has posted a new video about Guanzhou Island,

Young Animal Activists Challenge Chinese Culture

May 15, 2009 1:02 PM

The Guardian has a video report on animal rights activists who are taking aim at the food markets of Guangzhou: Animal welfare activists Wen Zhenyu and

Francesco Sisci: Thinking the Impossible: China’s World

May 15, 2009 10:41 AM

From lastampa.it: A series of impossible events—or better, of events that were thought to be impossible—have been taking place in America since the beg

Students in China Flood Main Square

May 15, 2009 12:01 AM

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in

Photo: Shenzhen Hole-in-the-Wall

May 14, 2009 11:30 PM

A Shenzhen hole-in-the-wall, via dcmaster.

Building Bridges to China

May 14, 2009 10:56 PM

From Michael Schuman of TIME, a look at Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s approach towards Taiwan-China relations: Just about anywhere Taiwan President

Becoming a “Young Pioneer” is not an Easy Topic

May 14, 2009 9:21 PM

China Elections and Governance translates an essay by a Chinese parent reflecting on their child’s entrance into the Young Pioneers: “Today

Contemporary Chinese Youth and the State

May 14, 2009 9:14 PM

In the new edition of the Journal of Asian Studies, Stanley Rosen writes about Chinese youth culture and politics: Reflecting the increasing pluralization

Liang Jing: Trigger for an Earthquake in Chinese Society

May 14, 2009 4:20 PM

Thanks to David Kelly, researcher at the University of Technology Sydney, for translating the following opinion piece by overseas political commentator

China Downplays Retail Sales Data

May 14, 2009 3:49 PM

The Wall Street Journal reports on possible flaws in the computing of China’s economic data: A new essay by one of China’s top statisticians provides a

Pentagon Worker Charged With Leaking Info to China

May 14, 2009 3:44 PM

A worker from the Defense Department has been accused of “conspiring to relay classified information to a foreign agent.” From the Associated

Peter Foster: Chinese Propaganda: Exercising the Right to Reply

May 14, 2009 3:07 PM

From the Telegraph blog: The Telegraph came under fire this week in the Chinese government’s English-language mouthpiece China Daily for using the

Understanding China’s “Angry Youth”

May 14, 2009 11:42 AM

The China Beat asked Teresa Wright for her thoughts on a Brookings Institute event concerning China’s “angry youth,” or fenqing. As

The Secret Memoir of Fallen Chinese Leader Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳) (Updated)

May 14, 2009 11:25 AM

The memoirs of Zhao Ziyang are due to come out this month. A look at Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang – From Adi

China Party Chief Appears to Gain in Power Struggle

May 14, 2009 12:01 AM

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in

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