Monthly Archives: May 2009
China Reports Student Toll for Quake
From the New York Times: After a year of obfuscation, the authorities on Thursday released the first official tally of student deaths from the earthqu
Photo: Metropark Media Coverage
Media coverage by the Metropark Hotel, via Jpang217.
Hong Kong Lifts Swine Flu Quarantine on 351 People
Sophie Leung of Bloomberg reports on Hong Kong’s quarantine release: Hong Kong released 286 people quarantined in a downtown hotel that was the
A Year Later, China’s Quake Survivors Struggle
Gordon Fairclough covers the continuing challenges of the May 2008 earthquake survivors. From the Wall Street Journal: As Tuesday’s first annive
High-speed Railway to Link China’s West With Biggest Cities
Construction of a new high-speed rail between Zhengzhou and Xi’An has just begun. From Xinhua: China began Thursday to lay tracks for the first
The First Law of Chinese Cyberspace
From UC Berkeley Barry Bergman’s post: ‘Soul of the New Machine’ Confab Geared to Human Rights:To illustrate the power of blogging
Villagers in Central China Clash with Police
AP reports on a land dispute in Liling, Hunan Province which turned violent:Fighting initially broke out Tuesday between villagers in Liling city in
China Beijing Spring
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Universities in Fee-for-Ranking Scandal
Wen Ya reports on a university ranking scandal for the Global Times: The Ministry of Education strongly opposes all university rankings, most especial
More About the Chongqing Temple Predicament
On her blog Inside-Out China, Xujun Eberlain provides more information about the commercial development that is threatening a 1,000-year-old temple in
Language Lover on Quest to Save Chinglish
AFP profiles Oliver Radtke, a self-proclaimed Chinglish enthusiast based in Beijing: “There is a lot in Chinglish that is so much more than just
Why Are The Thirty-Year-Old Execution Photos Of A Corrupt Female Government Official So Popular On The Internet?
Roland Soong of EastSouthWestNorth translates a Xinhua article on the unexpected popularity of execution photos taken in 1980. On April 23, 1979, the
Photo: Earthquake Tourism
Earthquake tourism spot in Yingxiu of Wenchuan County, from hunxue-er.
Sichuan Quake Zone Reporters Assaulted, Accused of Incitement (Updated)
[See below for updates from 5/7/09] As the government finally announces an official death toll, saying that 5,335 school children were killed in the M
Looking Back on Chinese Media Reporting of School Collapses
For China Media Project, journalist Qian Gang writes about the initial reporting on the Sichuan earthquake and the subsequent crackdown on coverage:
