Monthly Archives: May 2009
Video: Guanzhou Modernized
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
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
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
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Building Bridges to China
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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)
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
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
