Monthly Archives: June 2009
Chengguan Arrives In Liberty City
Known for their violent tactics in China, the chengguan (or city administrators) are getting international credit in the new version of Grand Theft Auto.
Dalai Lama Made Citizen of Paris
After making a statement on Saturday that the CCP has dealt a “death sentence” on Tibet, the Dalai Lama was made a honorary citizen of Paris
David Bandurski: Is CCTV’s Network News in For Another “Face Change”?
After the death of CCTV anchor Luo Jing (??) last week, there has been talk about change within the programming of official news media. However, David
China is Now World No. 2 Arms Spender, Report Says
From the AP: China has become the world’s second biggest military spender behind the United States, a Swedish peace research group said Monday. Global
Original Government Document Ordering “Green Dam” Software Installation
On her blog, Rebecca MacKinnon summarizes the key stipulations of the government order requiring computer manufacturers to install filtering software on
Lawyer Says China Must Free Dissident Writer
From AP: The lawyer for a prominent Chinese writer secretly detained six months ago called on authorities Monday to free his client or formally charge
Photo: The city of Dalian enveloped in fog, by Birger Hoppe
The city of Dalian enveloped in fog, by Birger Hoppe
Shenzhen Mayor Faces Graft Probe
From BBC News: The mayor of China’s southern boom town of Shenzhen, Xu Zongheng, is being questioned as part of a corruption investigation, state
Specter Of Investment Protectionism Stalks China
From Reuters: Please, please buy our bonds — and bits of our bankrupt car companies, if you like — but keep your hands off our big natural
N. Korea Sentences 2 U.S. Journalists to 12 Years of Hard Labor
Two American journalists have been sentenced to 12 years of labor in North Korea after being arrested while reporting on North Korean refugees in China.
Former Tiananmen Soldier Depicts Crackdown Through Art
From AFP: An eerie realism permeates Chen Guang‘s oil paintings of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, for he was one of the first soldiers to arrive in
China and U.S. in Cold War-like Negotiations for Truce on Emissions
From New York Times: For months the United States and China, by far the world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, have been warily circling each o
China Squeezes PC Makers
From Wall Street Journal: China plans to require that all personal computers sold in the country as of July 1 be shipped with software that blocks access
Legions of Soldiers Encircling Beijing: Loyalty to Whom?
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in
Death Sentence on Tibet
In Paris on Saturday, the Dalai Lama stated that Tibet has received a “death sentence” from the CCP: The Dalai Lama criticised Beijing’s
