Monthly Archives: August 2009
China to Launch Nationwide Organ Donation System
The Los Angeles Times reports on a new plan in which citizens will donate organs, to end the practice of harvesting them from executed prisoners: The program,
Survivors’ Stories From China
Howard French reviews a new book,Woman from Shanghai: Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp, which compiles the first-person stories of survivors
Photo: Harvesting lavender flowers in the Ili River valley, Xinjiang, by ckngai123
Harvesting lavender flowers in the Ili River valley, Xinjiang, by ckngai123
China Lets A Hundred Social Networks Bloom (Sort of)
From the New York Times: Chinese broadband users above the age of 13 number 286 million, nearly double that of the U.S. broadband population, says a new
Lead Village Closed to Journalists
The BBC tries to follow up on reports of mass lead poisoning of children in Shaanxi, but finds a media blackout has been imposed on the town: Madaokou
China’s Birthday Movie has Many Seeing Red
Asia Times reports on the controversy over Jianguo Daye (Lofty Ambitions of Founding a Republic), a patriotic blockbuster being produced for the 60th anniversary
Out of Africa and into China, Emigres Struggle
South Africa’s Mail and Guardian reports on the rising tensions between residents of Guangzhou and the growing number of African immigrants moving
Confusion over Xinjiang Trials
The BBC writes that local officials have expressed skepticism about earlier reports that more than 200 people would go on trial this week for the violence
Invest in Pakistan, Zardari Tells China
The Times of India reports that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been urging the Chinese government to invest in Pakistan, offering his country’s
Beijing Loves IKEA — but not for Shopping
The Los Angeles Times follows Beijingers to the local Ikea, where they spend the afternoon lounging, eating, and taking photos: Welcome to IKEA Beijing,
India Can Open Consulate in Lhasa: Chinese Official
The Times of India reports that a Chinese foreign ministry official has invited India to reopen the consulate in Lhasa that it closed after the war with
Photo: Solar panels on a building in China, by World Resources Institute
Solar panels on a building in China, by World Resources Institute
Tweets of the Week: National Day Celebrations and Internet Control
Despite the blocking of Twitter, Chinese politically-active tweeters are still tweeting away. The upcoming 60th anniversary of the PRC is a hot topic.
Eleven Dead in Coal Mine Blast in North China
Xinhua reports on the latest mining disaster: At least 11 people are dead and three are missing after a coal mine gas blast Monday in Shanxi Province,
First Armed Police Law Set to Pass
China Daily reports on a new draft law that would make armed police responsible for handling social incidents such as, “riots, unrest, large-scale
