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
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 expo
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 po
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 n
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 b
‘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, fam
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 disti
Video: Uighur Unrest in Urumqi, July 5th, 2009
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 uncertainti
