Monthly Archives: May 2009
Will Jon Huntsman to China Be a Messenger or Mover and Shaker?
From ChinaStakes: President Obama has nominated 49-year-old Governor Jon Huntsman of Utah as US Ambassador to China. Ironically, he belongs to the Rep
Bang! Bang! Shots in Shanghai
Gun violence is on the rise in Shanghai in spite of China’s total ban on guns. James T. Areddy blogs for the Wall Street Journal in China Journ
Uighur Children’s ‘Identities Changed’
Uighur children at an orphanage in Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, are renamed with Han Chinese names and disciplined for adhering to a Muslim diet. Radio
China’s Students Put Jobs over Democracy
Faced with graduating into an impossible job market, some of today’s Chinese university students view the 1989 Tiananmen protests as both misgui
China to Lift Ban on IPOs and Reduce Government Control on Markets
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has signaled that it will scale back its control of the market and lift the unofficial ban on initial publi
China Calls on US, Russia to Cut Their Nuclear Arsenals
China called on the United States and Russia to take the lead in reducing their nuclear stockpiles in an international non-proliferation and disarmame
Showing the Glimmer of Humanity Amid the Atrocities of War
From the New York Times: THE death threat landed in Lu Chuan’s e-mail in-box the first week his film on the Nanjing massacre was released here in Chin
Shortages and Anarchy Begin to Cripple Beijing
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Above the Law? China’s Bully Law-Enforcement Officers
Time Magazine looks at recent cases of violence perpetuated by “urban management” (chengguan ???officers:In recent weeks chengguan offic
Kaixin001 v. Kaixin: Social Networking Goes to Court
Social networking site Kaixin001 has brought a lawsuit against Kaixin, a different social networking site that was created after Kaixin001. Kaixin001
Hangzhou Street Racing Victim Compensated 1.13 Million
The family of Tan Zhuo, the young man who was accidentally hit by street-racer Hu Bin, was compensated 1.13 million RMB for Tan’s death. chinaSM
How Beijing is Battling the Global Crisis
Der Spiegel writes about Western hopes that China will revive the global economic slump:Last week, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trich
Editorial Comment: Ambush At ADB
From the India Times: China has sought to scuttle the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) disbursal of development funds to India amounting to $2.9 b
Sexual Harrassment Defined for the First Time in Beijing
Danwei translates a report from The Beijing News on amendments to the Law on Protection of Women’s Rights, which would define sexual harassment
