Daily Archives: June 27, 2009
12 China Officials Jailed for Deadly Landslide
A court has jailed twelve officials for their roles in the Lifan landslide disaster in Shanxi September 8, 2008, that killed at least 277 people: The Sept.
Photo: Uighurs selling Xinjiang fruit cake in Tianjin, by Matthew J. Stinson
Uighurs selling Xinjiang fruit cake in Tianjin, by Matthew J. Stinson
Big Business Groups Complain to China’s Premier over Green Dam Internet Filter
22 business organizations have sent a letter to Premier Wen Jiabao, appealing to the Chinese government to drop the requirement that every PC sold inside
Hummer Bidder to Begin Talks with China
Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, the potential buyer of GM’s Hummer brand, expects to persuade Chinese regulators to approve the transaction
National People’s Congress Approves Law on Rural Land Disputes
The Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body, closed its ninth session on Saturday. The Standing
Nearly Complete 13-Story Building Falls in Shanghai, One Worker Dead
James Pomfret reports for Reuters: A 13-storey residential building under construction in Shanghai collapsed Saturday, killing one worker and highlighting
Photos: China’s Creeping Sands
ChinaDialogue has posted a slideshow of stunning images documenting the desertification of China by photographer Sean Gallagher:Desertification is the
Authoritarian Regimes Censor News From Iran
The Washington Post looks at the Chinese reaction online, and from government censors, toward recent protests in Iran:In China, political commentators
James Miller: How Confucianism Could Curb Global Warming
From an op-ed in the Christian Science Monitor:Nowhere is the question of what to do about the environment more vital than in China, the world’s
Ethnic Tensions Spark Brawl at China Factory-Report
Wires services are reporting a clash between Han and Uighur factory workers in Guangdong which left two dead and dozens injured. From Reuters:Ethnic
