Monthly Archives: July 2009
Chinese Defense Ministry To Launch Bilingual Website
From Xinhua: China’s Ministry of National Defense will launch an official bilingual website on Aug. 1, Thursday’s China Daily reported.
Video: The solar eclipse viewed from Wuhan
The solar eclipse viewed from Wuhan
World of Warcraft Allowed Partial Relaunch in China
From PC World: China will allow popular online game World of Warcraft to be relaunched for some players in the country after weeks offline, but it will
China Fears Ethnic Strife Could Agitate Uighur Oasis
The New York Times reports on how recent ethnic unrest in Urumqi may impact the city of Kashgar as the old Uighur section of town gets demolished in the
China Urges Responsible U.S. Policy, Stable Dollar
From Reuters: China will again press the United States at high-level talks next week to protect Beijing’s extensive U.S. investments by pursuing
Wu Qing, Chinese People’s Deputy Also Advocate for Civil Rights
From VOA News: Wu Qing is serving her seventh term as an elected representative in a district People’s Congress in Beijing, yet she is not a typical
In China, a Rocky Ascent for Basketball
While the NBA enjoys immense popularity in China, the local league isn’t enjoying the same success, according to the New York Times: With 1.3 billion
Russia, China Kick Off Military Exercises
From AFP: Russia and China on Wednesday launched massive joint military drills aimed at fighting terrorism and ethnic separatism, Russian news agencies
Li Datong: China’s Civil Society: Breaching the Green Dam
Journalist Li Datong writes for China Dialogue about the emerging online civil society movement that scored an important victory with its opposition to
China Offers a Defense of Its Policies on Minorities
The Chinese government has declared that official policy toward the Uighurs did not play a role in the ethnic violence that claimed almost 200 lives two
China’s Pharmaceutical Market Primed to Explode
Reuters reports that reforms in China’s health care system may be a boon for global pharmaceutical companies: As growth in the U.S. and European
China iPhone Man Commits Suicide
The BBC reports on an employee of Foxconn, the Apple manufacturer in China, who committed suicide last week after reportedly being beaten up by security
Huang Zhangjin (黄章晋)：The Tale of Eight Thousand Hunan Maidens Going Up Tian Mountain (1/2)
Born and raised in Xinjiang, Huang Zhangjin (???) has worked as a journalist for several media organizations and is also a longtime blogger. Huang was
What Really Happened on July 5?
Two weeks after a violent clash between Uighurs and Han Chinese took the lives of almost 200 people in Urumqi, two opposing narratives have been put forth
China Promises Solar Power Subsidies in Effort to Develop Clean Energy Industry
The sun is big news in China today. From the Los Angeles Times: China’s government says it will pay up to 70 percent of the price of new solar power
