Monthly Archives: July 2009
Buddhism Thrives As China Relaxes Religious Policy
From AFP: Temples thrive, monks travel far and wide in search of enlightenment, the faithful fill the halls of worship — after decades of atheist
Phelim Kine: Leaning on the Dragon
Written by Phelim Kine, Asia researcher for Human Rights Watch, from New York Times: Who says the Chinese government isn’t susceptible to pressure? Its l
U.S. Cabinet Chiefs In China Next Week On Energy Trip
From Reuters: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Energy Secretary Steven Chu will travel together to China next week to boost U.S. clean technology exports,
Photo: A billboard in Urumqi reads “Raise High the Banner of Ethnic Unity and Progress”, by andydoro
A billboard in Urumqi reads “Raise High the Banner of Ethnic Unity and Progress”, by andydoro
Charles Cumming: Xinjiang: the Jewel in China’s Crown
From the Guardian: Riots in China’s restless Xinjiang province are nothing new. In 1990, 50 people were killed in the town of Baren when armed police
Josie Liu: Chinese Netizens “Tomb Digging” to Comment on Urumqi Riot
Not surprisingly, online comments regarding Sunday's violence in Urumqi, Xinjiang, have been closely watched by China's Internet censors. But Chinese netizens
156 Killed in Xinjiang Violence; Twitter Blocked (Updated)
The official death toll of the violence in Xinjiang in yesterday’s riots stands at 140, with more than 800 injured. From ABC.net.au: The streets
Taiwan Islands Blossom As China Tensions Ebb
From AP: On this front line of the standoff between China and Taiwan, Cold War tensions are being trumped by the Chinese crested tern. Taiwan has cut back
‘Green’ Revolution Under Way In Rural China
From CNN: In the northwest of China’s mountainous Yunnan province, among the world’s most biodiverse areas, a green revolution is under way
China Officials Call For Displacing Dollar, In Time
From Reuters: The financial crisis has laid bare defects in the dollar-led global economy and countries should look to displace the U.S. currency, even
China’s Elderly Will Overwhelm The Nation
From Los Angeles Times: For three decades China’s one-child policy helped power this nation’s economic rise. With fewer mouths to feed, families
How Beijing Kicked an Own Goal on Aluminium
From The Sydney Morning Herald: If “China Inc” were a person it would probably be Xiao Yaqing, the former president of Chinalco who is also
The Shanxi Trilogy: Films That Never Made It Back Home
From the Japan Times: Sometimes called the most significant of the current generation of Chinese film directors, Jia Zhangke (b. 1970) enjoys the distinction
China Stock Market Surge Jives With Economy -Regulator
From Reuters, via the Forbes: The big first-half rebound in Chinese stocks was closely in step with improving economic fundamentals, though uncertainties
