Monthly Archives: August 2009
China Says It Has Detained 718 Suspects in July Riots
The government has released updated figures of those being held for participating in the July 5 violence that rocked Urumqi: Chinese authorities said
17 Killed in Building Collapse in Northern China
AP reports on another building collapse, this time more deadly than the last:An unfinished factory building collapsed amid a violent thunderstorm Tu
State Council Information Office: Real Name Registration to Be Required for All Domestic News Sites
The following article was published by the Hong Kong-based Ta Kung Pao, translated by CDT. The Information Office of the State Council recently issued
Indictment Against Activist Tan Zuoren
Activist Tan Zuoren has been indicted by the Chengdu People’s Procuratorate on charges of subversion. Tan is an environmental activist and write
Teenager Dies In Internet Rehab
From China Daily: A teenager was allegedly beaten to death by counselors at an Internet addiction rehabilitation clinic in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang aut
China Sees Migrants Head Back to Work
From Wall Street Journal: The effects of China’s stimulus efforts are filtering into the job market, with the government reporting that most rur
Prostitutes Better Than Officials In China: Survey
From AFP:Prostitutes are considered more trustworthy in China than government officials and scientists, a recent survey of more than 3,000 responden
Xu Zhiyong: Featured in Mr. Fashion
While civil rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong is being held for tax evasion, he is featured in the August issue of the Beijing publication Mr. Fashion ??????(t
Photo: A Tibetan kitchen in Duwa, Gui’de County, Qinghai, by rudenoon
A Tibetan kitchen in Duwa, Gui’de County, Qinghai, by rudenoon
Christoph Rehage: The Longest Way
In 2007, German Christoph Rehage set off to take the “longest way” home, walking from Beijing to northwest Germany. After a year, he stopp
Jia Pingwa’s Banned Novel Returns after 17 Years
Danwei reports on the reissue of Jia Pingwa’s banned novel, Abandoned Capital (废都)：Jia Pingwa’s controversial novel Feidu (废都, often tra
China Town Sealed Off After Pneumonic Plague Kills 3 (Updated)
From AFP: A town in a Tibetan area in northwest China has been sealed off after one of its residents died from pneumonic plague, the local government
Ethnic Minority Commits Cultural Suicide
Global Times reports from a Primi ethnic minority village in remote Yunnan Province:Zhang Hong was crushed upon hearing the 70 Primi ethnic minorit
Andy Xie: “Crazy Again”
Andy Xie, an independent economist in Shanghai, writes in his new article 《又疯狂了》(“Crazy Again”) on his blog: Chinese stock and property markets
M D Nalapat: India to China: “Treat Us As Equals”
From the Pakistan Observer: Unlike in the US, where experts have a decisive say in the formulation of foreign policy, in India the political establish
