Monthly Archives: May 2009
Video: Sand Artwork – May 12 Earthquake One Year Anniversary
Sand Artwork – May 12, 2008
Why China is Acting Aggressively on Swine Flu
On the Christian Science Monitor blog, Peter Ford looks at China’s reaction to the swine flu outbreak: Nobody could accuse Beijing of a coverup
As Hacking Hits Home, China Strengthens Cyber Laws
PC World reports on the state of anti-hacking legislation in China: Although the Western media has been awash with stories of Chinese hacking for years,
Ai Weiwei: The Numbers, Censored
In this last blog posting, artist Ai Weiwei has published dozens of messages generated by his blog hosting service informing him that various posts have
Snub Lies in Waiting for Gorbachev in Shanghai
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Photo: Candles lit during a silent tribute one week after the May 12, 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, by lille abe
Candles lit during a silent tribute one week after the May 12, 2008 earthquake, by lille abe
Daniel A. Bell: The Confucian Party
In the New York Times, Daniel Bell, professor at Tsinghua University, writes about the revival of Confucianism as a potential for a political reform movement
Photos: Hu Jintao’s High School Years
You never know when you will be searching the “wrong words” in the Chinese blogosphere. Searching “Hu Jintao, middle school” on
Ian Castles: Measuring China’s Size and Power
Ian Castles is Visiting Fellow in the Crawford School of Economics and Government at the ANU and was a former Commonwealth Statistician. He writes on
Andrew Batson: Long-Term Challenges Test China’s Growth
From the Wall Street Journal: China’s aggressive stimulus has steadied its big economy faster than many expected. But the Chinese government hasn’t
Video: China Quake Scars Linger Amid Rebuilding
With tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake approaching, the media is busy covering and evaluating relief and reconstruction efforts.
BBC: The Changing Face of China
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Photo: Scene from the Zebra Music Fest held in Chengdu, May 2009, by hunxue-er
Scene from the Zebra Music Fest held in Chengdu, May 2009, by hunxue-er
China: Where Patience Meets Speed
Sarah Lacy of TechCrunch is reporting from China for a new book on entrepreneurship: China has just exploded with entrepreneurship, funding and economic
China Isolates Passengers on Flu Suspect’s Flight
China is reporting its first case of H1N1 flu, or swine flu, and have quarantined 130 passengers who shared a flight with the patient: The 30-year-old
