Monthly Archives: August 2009
Chinese Workers Use Internet For Shoptalk
From Los Angeles Times: When Jiang Dabao lost his right hand to a molding machine three years ago, his factory boss said he wasn’t eligible for workers’
China Jails Copyright Violators
From BBC News: A Chinese court has jailed four people for spreading their “Tomato Garden” computer software, a bootleg version of Microsoft’s
China Cracks Down on Foreign Representative Offices
From Economic Observer Online: The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) is planning to strengthen supervision of the resident representative
Graffiti Gains Ground In China
From AFP: Clean-cut 23-year-old design graduate Chen Chuang sprayed a whitewashed wall in central Beijing in broad daylight with big jagged blue letters
China Said to Plan Rules Tightening Capital of Banks
From Bloomberg: China plans to tighten capital requirements for banks, threatening to curb the record lending that’s fueled a 60 percent rally in the n
Christian Le Mière: China’s Western Front
Can Beijing Bring Order to Its Restive Provinces? This article on the Foreign Affairs says: Early last month, the mayor of Urumqi, the capital of the western
NGOs Nest in Never-never Land
Global Times reports on the challenges facing international NGOs trying to register in China. It starts off by interviewing a Chinese employee of an American
Photo: A family makes a pit stop on the Bund in Shanghai, by jijis
A family makes a pit stop on the Bund in Shanghai, by jijis
Police Investigated in China Gang Bust
AP reports on a crackdown on crime in Chongqing: At least six district police chiefs are being investigated on suspicion of protecting local gangs in
Han Han: Voice of the Post-80s Generation
China Daily profiles popular and outspoken blogger Han Han: Han’s blog is known for attacking the establishment, and his opinions often make headlines
World Stocks Gain as China Wobbles Ease, Oil Jumps
The latest news on the fickle Chinese stock market, from AP: Global stocks rebounded Thursday as China’s wobbling market clawed back some of its
China’s Fractured Web Part III – Myths and Realities
China Solved’s blog dispels a number of myths about China’s Internet censorship, and explains how censorship is impacting small online businesses,
Central Party Media “Grab the Megaphone”
For China Media Project, Qian Gang writes about domestic coverage of the recent lead poisoning case in Shaanxi: The story began when villagers reached
Tan Zuoren’s Defense Statement
The defense plea entered by lawyers for activist Tan Zuoren at his trial on August 12 is circulating, though it is often being quickly erased. Nonetheless,
More Parents Protest Against Lead Poisoning In China
From Reuters: The number of Chinese children found with excess lead in their blood near a metal plant in central China has reached 1,354, state media
