Monthly Archives: August 2009
The Battle To Scale The Great Firewall Of China
From Telegraph: Social networking websites have made the world a smaller place. There is no group that appreciates this more than expats who have left
Hu Angang: “I Openly Call for Emissions Cuts”
China Dialogue interviews top Chinese economist Hu Angang about his view that China mandate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to deal with global
Interest In Organic Food On The Rise In China
From Los Angeles Times: Unlike most farms in China, no heaps of blackened sewage sludge are piled on the fields at the Green Cow farm. No workers spra
Michael Meyer: One World, One Dream One Year Later
“By many measures the 2008 Olympics were a smashing success, but for the people of Beijing, the Games have left a mixed legacy” From CNN.c
Slideshow: Photos of local government office buildings posted by Chinese bloggers
Photos of local government office buildings posted by Chinese bloggers
No Plan to Give up Arunachal Claim: China
From the Times of India: the Ming Pao newspaper mistakenly reported that the Chinese government is prepared to give up Arunachal Pradesh in return for
Bright B Simons: Confucianism at Large in Africa
From Asia Times: A features writer for the Economist once insisted that the Mandarin character for Africa means “wrong continent”. This is
Dai Bingguo (戴秉国): The Core Interests of the People’s Republic of China
Dai Bingguo (???), State Councilor, was one of the leading officials to participate in the recent high-level talks between the United States and China
US Senate Confirms Obama Nominees for Ambassador to China
The AP reports on Jon Huntsman’s confirmation:The Senate on Friday confirmed Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China, giving the Republi
Hugo Restall: China’s Public Enemy
“The alleged instigator of the Uighur riots doesn’t talk like a terrorist. Demonizing her may backfire on Beijing.” From the Wall Street J
Photo: Elementary school students in Xiamen, by chrissuderman
Elementary school students in Xiamen, by chrissuderman
Chinese Start Postcard Drive to Support Dissidents
From Reuters: Chinese web users have launched a postcard campaign to support dissidents in prisons and to protest against their detention, one of the
Apple & China Unicom Rumors: The China Market For The iPhone
CNReviews looks at the challenges confronting Apple as the company prepares the introduce the iPhone to the China market:Apple’s modern design and w
Former Beijing Airport Boss Executed in China
AP has details of recent high-profile corruption cases:On Friday, the former head of the company that runs airports in Beijing and more than 30 othe
An “Old Comrade” Urges Re-evaluation of the CCP’s Record
Qian Gang at China Media Project translates and analyzes a post making the rounds of the Chinese blogosphere in which an anonymous former senior offic
