Monthly Archives: June 2009
Behind the Scenes: Tank Man of Tiananmen
As the June 4th Tiananmen demonstrations approaches, several stories have reappeared about the Tank Man. The New York Times documents and reviews the p
China Book On Sichuan Quake Counters Gov’t Stance
From AP: The publication is obscure and the language technical, but the findings are simple: schools in Sichuan collapsed more easily than government b
Chinese Web Users Demonstrate Their Strength
From AFP: Chinese web users are claiming a temporary victory against censorship after taking up the case of a young woman accused of murdering a local
Beijing Residents Block Army Move Near City Center
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beij
Xu Youyu (徐友渔): The Spirit of Tiananmen is Strong
Xu Youyu (徐友渔), professor and researcher at Philosophy Institute of The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), who has spoken about the democracy m
John Pomfret: A Changing Chinese Tune on North Korea?
John Pomfret continues to speak about how China-North Korean relations may be changing with the recent nuclear test on his blog: The government has bee
Xiao Qiang: The Roar of Dissent Online
From the New York Times: Today, reports abound of young Chinese saying they don’t know or don’t care about events in 1989. Yet all one has to do is go
Timeline, Slideshow and Video: China’s 1989 Student Democracy Movement
Major news outlets are marking the twentieth anniversary of China’s 1989 pro-democracy movement which culminated in the military crackdown on stu
Tiananmen Square and Two Chinas
Jayshree Bajoria did the following interviews for the Council for Foreign Relations (the following quotes are excerpted):June 4, 1989 marks the anniv
Paint-Throwing Born of Frustration
“A former Chinese teacher who famously splattered paint on Chairman Mao’s portrait at the height of the Beijing protests 20 years ago describes a
Francesco Sisci : China’s Catholic Moment
From the First Things: Not since late antiquity has the world seen a migration of peoples like the great urbanization of China now in progress. By 2025
Photo: Twitter in China
Tweeting at the CNBloggerCon in November 2008, via Robert Scoble.
China Detains Former Tiananmen Prisoner
From AFP via the Taipei Times: A former Tiananmen prisoner has been detained and other dissidents placed under house arrest or tight surveillance ahead
China Lashes out over Gitmo Prisoner Request
China is pressuring the Australian government not to resettle 10 Uighurs from Guantanamo Bay. Steve Holland reports for Radio Australia, via ABC News:
GM Reportedly Selling Hummer to Chinese Company
After filing for bankruptcy on the morning of June 1, 2009, American car company General Motors (GM), once one of the largest automobile manufacturers
