Monthly Archives: July 2009
Chinese Riot Police, Muslims Clash in Northwestern City (with Video) (Updated)
A rare outbreak of unrest has erupted in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Reports say it was triggered by violence at a factory in Guangdong between Han and Uighur workers.
Fork in the Road for China’s Car Purchase Tax
From Caijing.com.cn: For several months after China halved the car purchase tax rate January 20, vehicle sales soared. Sales Dealers sold 4.96 million
John Lee: China’s Empty Land Reform
From guardian.co.uk: Recently, Beijing announced new procedures to “give an effective guarantee” to rural citizens that their land rights
Taiwan Benefits From China’s Economic Stimulus
From AFP: Taiwan has benefited from its giant neighbour’s measures to stimulate its economy by offering subsidies to consumers, the island’s
Photo: Girls play a hand game in Taining, Fujian, by Caro
Girls play a hand game in Taining, Fujian, by Caro
China Needs Consumption for Recovery, Researcher Says
A government researcher today recommended that only boosting domestic consumption would help China recover from the global financial crisis and international
Heavy Rain in Southern China Forces 150,000 to Flee
Reuters reports: Torrential rain battering southern China has forced more than 150,000 people from their homes, toppled hundreds of houses and punched
“Return My Sister Li Chunhua!”
ChinaGeeks translates a blog post written by a woman appealing for the release of her sister, a petitioner detained and mistreated in Beijing: [Li Chunhua]
China Punishes Officials after Babies Taken
Police in Guizhou are investigating a case in which 80 baby girls were removed from their homes and taken to orphanages, and later adopted overseas. From
PC Makers Offer China Internet Filter
From AFP: Several PC makers said Friday they were voluntarily including China’s controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite
Consumer Inflation Knocks at China’s Door
From Caijing.com.cn: Inflation fears are spreading in China with expectations for an economic recovery. Sentiments have been on a roller coaster ride since
China Says “Carbon Tariffs” Proposals Breach WTO Rules
From Reuters: Proposals to impose “carbon tariffs” on imported products will violate the rules of the World Trade Organization as well as the
Chinese Shares Rise To New 1-year High
From AP: China’s shares edged up Friday to a new one-year high on optimism about a possible economic revival, with real estate and dairies up but
Markets in China Fly High Once More
Optimistic financial news from the New York Times: Fueled by renewed confidence in economic growth in China and perhaps the kind of frenzied buying that
Diane Wei Liang: A New Tiananmen – but This Time China’s Rebels Are Online
In the Guardian, author Diane Wei Liang writes about the Green Dam software brouhaha, Internet activism, and the 1989 protest movement: I was a student
