Monthly Archives: May 2009
Taiwan-China Business Ties Grow As Barriers Fall
From AP: China and Taiwan are seeking new business ventures in each other’s territories like never before as investment and travel barriers fall
Pelosi, Long a Critic of Beijing, Plans China Visit
From Wall Street Journal: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is due to visit China next week, in what observers here hope will be an improbable continuation o
China Arrests 10 In New Brick Kiln Slave Case (Updated)
From Reuters: Chinese police have arrested 10 people in an eastern province suspected of beating mentally handicapped people forced to work in brick
China Banks ‘Take Excess Risks’
From BBC News: Chinese banks’ surge in lending to support the government’s stimulus package is leading to excessive risk taking, said the
Beijing Throngs Again Thwart Advances by Troops Amid Signs Military Balks at Crackdown
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Video: Sala
The following video, produced by Sexy Beijing and posted on Danwei, is part of Abigail Washburn’s Afterquake project, in which she creates music
The Subtle Power of Zao Wou-Ki
The New York Times profiles artist Zao Wou-ki (Zhao Wuji 赵无极), in advance of two events in Hong Kong highlighting his work, an auction at ChristieR
Tiananmen Now Seems Distant to China’s Students (Updated)
A look at Peking University students 20 years after the Tiananmen Incident, from New York Times: On April 30, the cellphones of the 32,630 students at
China Proposes Emission Limits on Richer Nations
From the Wall Street Journal: China said developed nations must cut their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2020 from 1990 levels, according
Mao Portrait Protesters Get Asylum
The human fallout continues 20 years after the 1989 Tiananmen protests. Yu Dongyue and Yu Zhijian, jailed for vand
Nanjing Students Protest after Reported Clash between Police and Student Vendors
One day after an alleged violent confrontation between security guards and Nanjing students sparked by police brutality, reports of thousands of stude
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Halts Construction of Power Plant on Nu River
Premier Wen Jiabao has again suspended construction on the Liuku power station on the Nu River until after a thorough study of the hydroelectric dam&#
Hangzhou’s “Real-name Web Registration System” Is “On the Shelf”
Plans by the Hangzhou government to become the first city in China to require real-name registration for web users to participate in local chatrooms a
Young, Gifted and Red: the Communist Party’s Quiet Revolution
Tania Branigan reports for the Guardian, from Beijing: In recent years, it has concentrated on targeting the best and brightest. The party has largely
