Monthly Archives: August 2009
China Using Stickers to Quell Tension
USA Today reports on the use of smiley face stickers as part of a propaganda campaign to help ease ethnic tensions in Xinjiang:Li, a petite, 22-year
Zhang Wen: Lawyers Need Obey Nothing But the “Law”
Writer/blogger Zhang Wen (??), former head of the editorial department of Xinhua’s Globe magazine, is now an active advocate for political reform. Her
Storm Topples Six China Buildings (Updated)
[Originally posted August 9; updates below] AP reports:A typhoon pummeled China’s eastern coast Sunday, toppling houses, flooding villages and
Beijing Risks Passing on a Poisoned Chalice
The Financial Times looks at the recent economic stimulus plan and political cycles in China:In China the government’s power over the economic cycle
China Breaks up Large Underground Bank Ring
Reuters reports:Police in southern China have broken up a ring that operated as an underground bank to illegally send around 10 billion yuan ($1.46
China Backs Off Accusations Against Mining Giant
The New York Times gives an update on the charges against China-based Rio TInto employees:China appeared on Monday to step away from accusations mad
China Relishes Olympics Legacy
On the one year anniversary of the opening of the Olympics in Beijing, journalists are reflecting on the legacy of the Games for Beijing and for China
Senior Official: The Governing Party Needs to Establish Fundamental Political Ethics
Chinese censors are busy these days, chasing news from Africa linked to the son of the president, or voices protesting imprisoned rights scholars, law
Film Festival in the Cross Hairs
The outrage and controversy in China over the showing of a documentary about Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer at a film festival in Australia has only sp
Lawyer’s Detention Shakes China’s Rights Movement
The New York Times looks at the impact of Xu Zhiyong’s arrest for the rights movement in China, especially as it comes on the heels of a broader
Photo: Lamb skewers at a food stall in Kaifeng, Henan, by d_flat
Lamb skewers at a food stall in Kaifeng, Henan, by d_flat
China Turns Back Xinjiang Plane
BBC reports on a confusing incident involving an airplane headed to Xinjiang from Afghanistan:Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported first that t
China Will Maintain Stimulatory Policies, Wen Says
From Bloomberg: China will maintain its current macroeconomic policy stance aimed at bolstering domestic spending as the nation continues to experienc
One Man’s Struggle for Black Lung Justice
From Caijing Magazine: If not for a risky biopsy that confirmed his black lung disease — nearly two years after an initial diagnosis that was ne
Song Dong: Waste Not
Beijing artist Song Dong currently has his first solo exhibit on at MoMA in New York. Called, “Waste Not,” the exhibit is described on the
