Monthly Archives: May 2009
How Vada Pav Travelled from Ulhasnagar to China
On her blog, Reshma Patil, the China correspondent for the Hindustan Times, writes about her discovery of the only authentic Indian food in China at t
Dark Documentary on China Underbelly Chills Cannes
A Chinese documentary film, Petition, by Zhao Liang, is premiering at Cannes Film Festival. From France24:At a festival chock-full of cinematic viol
Perry Link and Joshua Kurlantzick: China’s Modern Authoritarianism
From the Wall Street Journal: In the wake of the 1989 crackdown on prodemocracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, the Chinese Communist
Photo: Enjoying a meal in a back alley, by Shake ‘n Bake
Enjoying a meal in a back alley, by Shake ‘n Bake
Can China Embrace its History and Zhao Ziyang’s Memoir?
On East Asia Forum, Richard Rigby of Australian National University, reviews Zhao Ziyang’s memoirs:The fascination of the book, though, goes m
Anonymous Memoirist Recounts a Life of Excess in Modern China
Bloomberg reviews a memoir by an anonymous writer, ZZ, which portrays the fast life in Beijing:Written before the global credit meltdown, “Chi
In China, Pelosi Hopes for Allies in Combatting Climate Change
Much to the surprise of many observers, U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi refused comment on China’s human rights record as she arrived in
From Albania, Freed Guantánamo Prisoner Watches Detainee Debate Unfold
The Christian Science Monitor follows up with one of the Uighurs now living in Albania after being released from Guantanamo Bay detention center. Abu
Openness in China About Memoir Proves Short-Lived
While authorities initially permitted access to reports about the new memoir of purged Party leader Zhao Ziyang, they have now clamped down. The New Y
Changes at Top Are Hinted as Leaders Meet in Beijing
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Photos: Bo Xilai (薄熙来) ‘s Red Text Campaign and Bo Guagua (薄瓜瓜)’s Award in Britain
From Yan Hong’s blog: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Chongqing, Bo X
Photo: 1 Yr Anniversary in Beichuan
Just outside of Beichuan old town during the 1-year anniversary of the 2008 earthquake, via zhongruijun1984.
Sichuan to Open Quake Relics to Tourists
Xinhua covers earthquake tourism after the May 2008 Sichuan quake: Officials in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, where the massive Wenchuan e
Angry Passerby Pushes a “Suicide Jumper” Off a Bridge in S China
In Guangdong, a suicidal man was pushed off a bridge by a man who made his way past authorities to climb onto the beams. Xinhua has more details:
Li Datong: A Modern End to Media Suppression
“A powerful internet – and public demand for honest reporting – is driving the state media to ever-greater levels of openness.” From the G
