Monthly Archives: May 2009
Photo: The disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, by Storm Crypt
The disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, by Storm Crypt
China Asserts Sea Border Claims
BBC reports on a new United Nations commission which hopes to resolve maritime boundary disputes, many of which concern China and its neighbors in the
Nouriel Roubini & Victor Zhikai Gao: The U.S. Dollar vs. Renminbi
The New York Times has two op-ed pieces today looking at the power of the renminbi versus the U.S. dollar. From Nouriel Roubini (professor of economic
China, a Year After the Deadly Sichuan Quake
Two American doctors spent time in the area affected by the Sichuan earthquake over the past year and wrote for ABC News about the rebuilding efforts
Liao Yiwu: A Tribute to the Chinese Earthquake Victims
Author and poet Liao Yiwu writes a tribute to victims of the May 12, 2008 earthquake, translated on the University of Rochester site, found via Danwei
Distant Holy Grail: China’s Consumers
Forbes reports:China is showing steady improvement in domestic consumption, as global and domestic companies set their sights and hopes on the world
Photo: The Haihe River through Tianjin, by rudenoon
The Haihe River through Tianjin, by rudenoon
China Arrests Returned Tiananmen Student Leader
Reuters reports on the arrest of Zhou Yongjun, a leader of the Beijing Students’ Autonomous Union in the 1989 protests, who has been held in sec
Mei Fong: Loss, Mourning and Hope Amid the Rubble
From the Wall Street Journal: When I set off to cover the Sichuan earthquake last May, I did not know my life and the lives of the families of quake v
Students Declare Hunger Strike
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Will Germany Take Guantanamo Detainees?
Berlin has been asked to accept some of the Guantanamo detainees, a group that includes Uighur Chinese. From Spiegel Online, a look at the controversy
Child Labor Alleged at Factory
An investigation by RFA found that underage Uighur workers are being employed by the Taiwanese-owned Longfa Shoe Factory, which supplies shoes for Nik
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu’s Remarks on Vietnam’s Submission on Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf in South China Sea
From us.china-embassy.org: Q: On May 7, Vietnam presented another submission to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the outer
Bloggers’ Reactions to the 5.12 Earthquake’s First Anniversary
Today marks the 1st anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake. Netizens across the web have weighed in on this solemn day. The following is a brief select
A Year After Sichuan Quake, Citizens Press for Answers
Time Magazine reports on Ai Weiwei’s quest to document the deaths of school children in the Sichuan earthquake:May 12 marks the first annivers
