Monthly Archives: June 2009
At Least 16 Die In China Factory Blast: Police (Updated)
From AFP: At least 16 people have died and 43 have been injured in a factory explosion in eastern China’s Anhui province, a police source and state
Beijing To Hire Army Of Internet Censors
From Financial Times: The city of Beijing is planning to hire thousands of internet censors in a fresh sign of the authorities’ attempts to tighten their g
U.S., Chinese Military Officials To Meet Next Week
From Reuters: Top U.S. and Chinese military officials will meet next week to discuss North Korea and maritime conflicts with the aim of improving cooperation
Tibetan Monks Tell Tale of Escape From China
The New York Times follows up with monks who staged a public protest during a visit to their monastery by foreign journalists in April 2008, following
Video: Riots in Shishou, Central China over Death (Updated)
Violent riots are being reported in Shishou, Hubei Province. Reuters reports: Police in central China’s Hubei province have been called in to quash
Photo: A rainy day in Beijing, by zdzarski.junior
A rainy day in Beijing, by zdzarski.junior
Regulators Target Google for Pornographic Content, CCTV Airs Fake Interview, Netizens React
As previously reported on CDT, Chinese government regulators have ordered Google to suspend some of its search functions due to the pornographic content
Lawyer’s Request for RTL Information Disclosure Rebuffed by Chinese Ministry of Justice
Chinese lawyer Xie Yanyi’s request to the Ministry of Justice that information about China’s reeducation-through-labor system be made available
Ai Weiwei, a Tape Recorder is Very Important…
Ai Weiwei has posted another one of his volunteers’ experiences with police on his new blog. The following is a quick summary of the event. (Due
Barbados: China’s Gift Created No Economic Waves
The Nassau Guardian (Barbados) reports on the controversy surrounding China’s gift of $7.3 million to build a national stadium, and the impacts that
World Bank Raises China’s Growth Forecast to 7.2 %
From Caijing.com.cn: The World Bank raised its forecast for China’s 2009 economic growth to 7.2 percent in its China Quarterly Update published on
Beijing Claims Profit On Olympic Hosting
From AP: Beijing Olympic organizers say they made a profit out of hosting last year’s Summer Games. According to figures released Friday by the government
Tibet Drought Worst In 30 Years: Chinese State Media
From AFP: A drought in Tibet has intensified into the region’s worst in three decades, leaving thousands of hectares parched and killing more than
Twittering Bad Air Particles in Beijing
From Time: Anyone stepping outside in Beijing around midday on June 18 would have noticed something slightly amiss. The sky was dark enough for cars to
Francesco Sisci: The Yuan Lies in Waiting
From Asia Times: Pundits in China are scratching their heads over the future of their currency, the yuan, which has been brought to the fore by the present
