Monthly Archives: July 2009
The Onion on China
The satirical U.S. newspaper The Onion has devoted it recent issue to China after claiming it was bought out by a Chinese corporation called Fish Time
China’s New Home Prices Rise as Bank Lending Triples
From Bloomberg: New home prices in 36 medium- and large-sized Chinese cities rose 6.3 percent in June from a year earlier as bank lending tripled in t
Drinking Binge At Banquet Kills Chinese Official
From AP: One Chinese official is dead and another is in a coma after bouts of excessive drinking, state media said Monday in a report highlighting the
Falun Gong Seeks US Support In Internet Censor Fight
From Reuters: Ten years after a government crackdown drove it underground in China, Falun Gong is trying to position itself to get U.S. government fun
Blogger: Xinjiang People – Sorry and Thank You
The following blog post was written by a Han Chinese resident of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang. It was written before the outbre
Tweeting a Detention Experience
Oiwan Lam reports on the Global Voices Online: Yesterday, Guangzhou blogger Beifeng went hiking with a number of friends in Baiyun mountain. Some of t
Book Review: China’s Wide Reach in Africa
The New York Times reviews China Safari: On the Trail of Beijing’s Expansion in Africa, by French journalists Serge Michel and Michel Beuret:A
Countering Riots, China Snatches Hundreds From Their Homes (with Video)
The New York Times reports on the aftermath of the Urumqi riots for residents of the Uighur neighborhood where much of the violence took place:“It w
Hu Jintao’s Son Linked to African Corruption Probe
The Telegraph reports on a corruption probe in Namibia which involves a Chinese company headed until last year by Hu Jintao’s son, Hu Haifeng, 3
Photo: A woman in Beijing takes a break from gathering scrap, by televiseus
A woman in Beijing takes a break from gathering scrap, by televiseus
Global Voices: Rio Tinto’s Trouble – Commerical Bribery or Espionage?
On Global Voices, Bob Chen translates Chinese media and netizen reactions to the Rio Tinto case:The state secret involved is said to be confidential
Hangzhou Man Carries Watermelon On Head Riding Scooter
In the spirit of carefree summer weekends, here is a video of a man riding a scooter through Hangzhou traffic while balancing a watermelon on his head
Uighurs in Kazakhstan Rally Against China Crackdown
From the Reuters:Thousands of ethnic Uighurs rallied in the Kazakhstan city of Almaty on Sunday to protest against a crackdown against Uighurs in t
Xinhua: Foreign Scholars, Officials Denounce Urumqi Riot
From Xinhua News Agency: Scholars and officials from other countries have strongly denounced the July 5 riot in Urumqi, capital of China’s Xinji
China Arrests 7 In Gun Plot Against HK Democrat: Report
From Reuters: Police in southern China have arrested seven men including the suspected mastermind of a foiled gun plot targeting veteran Hong Kong dem
