Monthly Archives: June 2009
China Pressed on North Korea
From Singapore’s The Straits Times: Japan pressed China on Sunday to take a tough stance on North Korea, saying anything but a ‘strong’
Russia Says Yuan Could be Reserve Currency in Decade
Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has announced that the Chinese yuan could become a world reserve currency over the next ten years: “I think
China Has Eight More H1N1 Flu Cases
From Reuters: Chinese health authorities confirmed eight cases of H1N1 swine flu infection on Sunday, bringing total confirmed infections on the mainland to
Photo: Students play ping pong at a school in Chongqing, by Nothing exceptional here
Students play ping pong at a school in Chongqing, by Nothing exceptional here
Jiang Wenran: Tiananmen 20 Years Later: The Withering of Ideologies
Wenran Jiang is associate professor of political science and Mactaggart Research Chair of the China Institute at the University of Alberta, Canada. From
China’s Hidden Bankruptcy
From Economic Observer Online: Throughout 2008, only 3,500 enterprises formally filed for bankruptcy in China. Hiding behind this tiny number however is
China’s Parents Try Shock Tactics To Cure Net ‘Addicts’
From The Sunday Times: Chinese teenagers hooked on the internet are being subjected to electro-shock therapy at a clinic that claims they will be “reborn” fre
China Creates Specter of Dueling Dalai Lamas
From New York Times: For centuries, the selection of the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama has been steeped in the mysticism of a bygone world. On the windswept
Human Rights Group Condemns How China Gives Aid
From AP: A joint report by a human rights group and U.S.-funded broadcast services accuses China of deceptively distributing billions of dollars in aid
China, Japan Ministers Meet For Key Economic Talks
From AFP: Top ministers from China and Japan were to meet on Sunday to discuss the global financial crisis and ways to boost trade ties between the world’s
Sabotage Can’t Be Ruled out in Fatal Bus Blaze: Official
A preliminary investigation into the Chengdu bus fire which killed 25 people on Friday has not eliminated the possibility of sabotage, according to a city
China Landslide Rescue Efforts Underway; 26 Dead
Rescue workers are searching for survivors after a landslide buried an iron-ore mine in southwestern China near Chongqing city, Sichuan province. State
China Construction Bank Opens First Branch in US
From china.org.cn: China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB), the world’s second largest bank by market value, opened its New York branch on Friday. The
chinaSMACK: Gaokao University Entrance Exam Stress Relief in China
Papers and books rained like confetti on Thursday as Chinese high school seniors preparing for the high-pressure university entrance exam celebrated their
The China Beat: Historical Bafflement of the Chinese People
From overseas political analyst Liang Jing, translated by David Kelly of the University of Technology Sydney and posted at The China Beat: One of
