Monthly Archives: May 2009
China Lawyers: Touchy Cases Could Mean Disbarment
From AP: China has threatened to disbar as many as 20 lawyers known for taking sensitive human rights cases, several of the lawyers said Wednesday, in
Renowned Chinese Caricaturist Passes Away
From Xinhua: Ding Cong, a popular Chinese caricaturists known for portraying famous fiction figures, passed away Tuesday in Beijing at the age of 93,
China Exporters See Early Signs Of Recovery
From AFP: Exporters in China’s manufacturing heartland have seen increased orders in recent weeks, a survey has found, in a tentative sign of re
China Plans Shenzhen Reforms, Eyes HK-centred Hub
From Reuters: China has mapped out a plan to link its southern boom-town of Shenzhen with Hong Kong to build a global centre for transport, distribut
China Debates Its Bond With North Korea
From Los Angeles Times: When is it time to dump an old friend who insists on behaving badly? The debate is raging in China. North Korea’s latest
Chinese Hard-Liner Tightens Grip As Attacks on His Rival Multiply
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Photo: Road 318 leading to Lhasa, by It’s Tony
Road 318 leading to Lhasa, by It’s Tony
A News Story on School Collapses Tantalizes, then Disappears
China Media Project discovers and re-posts an important story that made a brief appearance on the websites of People’s Daily and its spin-off, C
Chinese President Meets Leader of Taiwanese Party
The New York Times reports on the further warming of ties between the mainland and Taiwan:President Hu Jintao of China hosted the leader of Taiwan’s
Yu Jianrong: Rigid Stability: an Explanatory Framework for China’s Social Situation (1)
Dr. Yu Jianrong was born in 1962. He received a Ph.D. in Legal Studies from Huazhong Normal University in 2001. He currently serves as Professor and D
China Looking at Boosting Private Role in Industry
AP reports:The government will “speed up research into encouraging private investment” in oil, power generation, telecommunications and
Doomsday for Chinese Human-Rights Lawyers?
An opinion piece in the Asian Wall Street Journal looks at an apparent government crackdown on lawyers who work on human rights-related cases:Last y
Failed Government Policies Sparked Tibet Riots
Austin Ramzy reports from Beijing, for Time Magazine: A new report from a group of Chinese scholars has for the first time challenged China’s o
Xu Youyu (徐友渔): From 1989 to 2009: 20 Years of Evolution in Chinese Thought (1/2)
During Mother’s Day weekend on May 10th, a number of intellectuals in Beijing organized a seminar discussing 20 years of the democracy movement in Chi
Tide Turns Toward Chinese Hard-Liner
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
