Monthly Archives: May 2009
Yu Jianrong: Rigid Stability: an Explanatory Framework for China’s Social Situation (2)
This is the second part of Yu Jianrong’s talk. The first part was published on CDT yesterday. Dr. Yu Jianrong was born in 1962. He received a P
Twenty Years On – Legacy of a Massacre
Two lengthy articles look at the legacy of June 4th by profiling the key players. A report in the Age gets the perspectives of several of the student
China Plans Environmental Rules for Companies Investing Overseas
Sky Canaves reports on China’s plans to draw up a set of “green guidelines” for its companies abroad. From the Wall Street Journal:
In China, a New Breed of Dissidents
Loretta Chao of the Wall Street Journal reports on today’s petitioners in China: The 53-year-old mother of two from China’s eastern Jiangs
Chinese Police Bust Kidnapping Ring in South China City
In Jiangmen City of Guangdong Province, police have arrested 10 in connection with kidnapping. From Xinhua: A police officer surnamed Wu with the Kaip
Students Renew Call for Change in Beijing March
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Illegal Internet Cafes in Firing Line
The China Daily reports that underground internet cafes are the new target for a planned police crackdown in rural areas: ”Illegal Internet bar
China-Made Kid’s Products Unsafe: State Media
From the Times of India: BEIJING: Nearly half of the clothing and a third of the furniture made for children in China’s top manufacturing provin
Ai Weiwei’s Blog Closed (Update 2)
It appears that Ai Weiwei’s blog has been closed. Visitors to the blog receive the following error message: This blog has already been closed. I
U.S. Presses China for Tough Response to North Korea
The New York Times reports:The United States is pressing China to consider taking a variety of severe sanctions against North Korea, including the i
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: Tiananmen at Twenty
From the Nation: In April and May of 1989, people around the world were inspired by the protests in Tiananmen Square, then horrified when the June 4 m
China Celebrates Dragon Boat Festival
Today is Duanwu Jie, or the Dragon Boat Festival. It is one of China’s longheld traditional holidays. Some background on Dragon Boat Festival, f
Worried About Flu, China Confines U.S. Students
A group of 21 students and 3 teachers from Maryland have been quarantined due to a AH1N1 flu scare. Daniel de Vise of the Washington Post reports: Twe
