Monthly Archives: July 2009
Slideshow: The total eclipse of the sun photographed by a Shenzhen resident
The total eclipse of the sun photographed by a Shenzhen resident
Graft Inquiry in Namibia Finds Clues in China
The New York Times reports on the corruption investigation in Namibia which implicates Hu Haifeng, the son of President Hu Jintao:The charges against
Xu Changsheng: Why I Didn’t Cooperate with the Discipline and Inspection Committee
Xu Changsheng (徐昌生) is the Vice-President of a real estate development company in Jiangxi province. The following post on his blog, Looking at the Wo
C.A. Yeung: Memorable Quotations from Qin Gang (秦刚)
From Under the Jacaranda Tree blog: Qin Gang is the public face of China. Everybody reckons he is a significant improvement from his predecessor Jiang
China Web Sites Close Amid Tightening Controls
From AP: Several Chinese Internet sites and parts of popular Web portals went offline Tuesday amid tightening controls that have already left mainland
Chinese Banks Plan Taiwan Branches, China Merchants CEO Ma Says
From Bloomberg: China Merchants Bank Co. is among at least five Chinese banks applying to open branches in Taiwan as relations between the two governme
Some China Universities “Fudge” Student Jobs Data
From Reuters: Some Chinese universities have inflated graduate employment figures by issuing bogus work contracts as millions struggle to find work ami
Central Propaganda Department Censorship Order on the Case of Hu Haifeng, Son of Hu Jintao
On the story of Hu Jintao’s Son Linked to African Corruption Probe, here is the latest instructions from the Central Propaganda Department to all searc
Photo: Singing karaoke, by zdzarski.junior
Singing karaoke, by zdzarski.junior
Were Chinese Agents At Gitmo?
The Congressional Quarterly reports on members of Congress who are asking the Pentagon for more details about the role of Chinese government agents in
The Neo-Nazis of Mongolia: Swastikas Against China
Time Magazine reports on a disturbing subculture in Mongolia:In the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator, “Shoot the Chinese” is spray-painted on
China Dismisses Links to Engineer Convicted in US of Economic Espionage
AP reports on China’s reaction to the conviction by U.S. court of a Boeing engineer on economic espionage charges last week: The Ministry of For
Exposing the Wildcat Mines of Hengshan County, Shaanxi
Danwei points us to a report from China Radio International about a case in Shaanxi in which two local teachers were forced to suspend their classes in
How China Polices The Internet
From Financial Times: An executive working at one of China’s leading internet portals tells me: “The task [for the Communist party] has been to allow e
Solar Eclipse Sparks Tourism Fever In China
From AFP: The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, visible next Wednesday, has sparked tourist fever in eastern China, which according to e
