Monthly Archives: May 2009
Isaac Mao “Twinterviews” Hu Yong
Global Voices translates a conversation, via twitter, between two of China’s Internet pioneers, Isaac Mao and Hu Yong: Q10: If the Internet had
A Chinese Lesson in Polite Protest
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Yunnan Province Plan Asks Farmers to Read One Book a Year on Average
In order to build up cultural services for its farmers, Yunnan Province has publicized a regulation that “on average each farmer [should read] one
US Jails China Bankers for Fraud
Two former Bank of China managers, and their wives, have been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison in the U.S. for stealing $485 million. BBC reports: Xu
China Health Care Reform Aims To Help Rural Areas
From USA Today: Li Xiufen, whose family tills rice fields high in the terraced-carved hills of southwest China, had to borrow $730 from other villagers
China Revamps Data to Boost Credibility
From Wall Street Journal: China is working to improve its much-maligned system for compiling statistics, as the downturn throws a harsh light on the gaps
Taiwan, China May Allow Cross-Trading of Stocks
From Bloomberg: Taiwan and China are planning to permit trading of each others’ shares for the first time as ties improve 60 years after their civil w
Obama, China’s Hu Discuss North Korea, Pakistan
Reuters reports on developments in relations between the administrations of Presidents Hu and Obama: U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Chinese President
Joshua Rosenzweig: China’s Battle Over the Right to Criticize
In the Far Eastern Economic Review, Joshua Rosenzweig of the Duihua Foundation writes about the slew of recent defamation cases against people who criticize
Wal-Mart Enters China’s Convenience Store Market
From Reuters: Wal-Mart, the world’s top retailer, said on Wednesday it has launched a pilot programme to open convenience stores in China, seeking
China’s Loan Binge: Stimulus or Insanity?
From Caijing Mazagine: China’s banks approved a combined 4.58 trillion yuan in new loans during the first quarter – a remarkable cash surge equal t
Taiwan’s Top China Negotiator Tenders Resignation
From AFP: Taiwan’s most senior envoy dealing with China said Wednesday he had offered his resignation, in what was seen as a surprise move as relations
Chinese Parents Confronted With Corruption that Affects Even State Agencies
Brice Pedroletti of Le Monde reports on the tangled work of corruption that has affected educational institutions in both China and France. Translated
What China’s Students Want
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
David Bandurski: Has China’s Information Release Ordinance Made a Difference?
China Media Project looks at Chinese media coverage of the one year anniversary of implementation of the ordinance on government information disclosure: For
