Monthly Archives: May 2009
Photo: 12-Year-Old Petitioner
A 12-year-old wears a shirt protesting her father’s wrongful death. In the center is the Chinese character for “injustice” (?). From
Flu News from China: Mexican Citizens Being Detained
On his blog, James Fallows gives several examples of Mexican citizens being quarantined in Beijing solely on the basis on their nationality. He says the
Xu Zhiyong (许志永) : A Petitioner’s Tale
Xu Zhiyong, noted legal scholar and activist, has written a post on the plight of a female petitioner. In his blog entry, he details the hospital’s
Ai Weiwei’s Project: School Principal Refuses to Release Names of Students Killed
In this blog post, Ai Weiwei transcribes a conversation between a school principal at Fuxin Elementary School in Mianzhu, Sichuan and a volunteer recording
Taipei Official Visits China Unofficially
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Photo: Shaanxi Family
A family in a village near Shanbei, Shaanxi Province, via silverlinedwinnebago.
DNA Databank to Trace Kidnapped Kids
China has set up a DNA databank as a measure to help recover trafficked children. From Cao Li of China Daily: A nationwide DNA databank has been launched
For China, A Reverse Brain Drain in Science?
Peter N. Spotts of the Christian Science Monitor reports on why some expatriate scientists and engineers are feeling drawn to return to China: China has
China Sends Mexico Medical Aid to Fight Flu Epidemic
China has sent medical supplies to Mexico to help with the H1N1 flu crisis. From Reuters: China sent medical supplies to Mexico to help fight a flu epidemic
Tiananmen Anniversary: Memory of Executed Poet Resonates
Robert Marquand, former Beijing correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, writes about executed poet Lin Zhao and Charter 08. Read more about Lin
Yu Keping: “Democracy Is A Good Thing,”
The Globalist has posted Part III of the excerpts from Democracy is a Good Thing, by Yu Keping, deputy director of the Translation Bureau of the Chinese
Clinton Frets over Iran, China Inroads in Americas
AFP reports: Clinton said President Barack Obama has had to take a new tack after his predecessor George W. Bush’s efforts to isolate such leaders
China “Come Out! Come Out!”
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent military crackdown in Beijing.
