Monthly Archives: September 2009
What If Mao Had Lost…
On the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples’ Republic of China, Dinah Gardner of Al Jazeera writes about prognostications of what China
Daily Star: What Will China’s Rising Influence Mean for the Middle East Region?
An editorial in Lebanon’s Daily Star ponders China’s role in the Middle East: China’s rise as an economic giant, combined with its military m
More Hard Words on China’s “War for Public Opinion”
China Media Project continues their analysis of Hu Jintao’s media policies and efforts at “public opinion channeling”: Noting a softer
Daniel Lynch: The Next Chinese Revolution
In the Far Eastern Economic Review, Daniel Lynch writes: Today marks the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. There will be massive
Xmas Orders Bring Labor Shortages in China Export Hubs
Fears over massive unemployment have now turned into labor shortages as factory owners search for migrant workers who returned home after the financial
Video: The 60th Anniversary Celebrations are Underway in Beijing, footage via ABCNews
The 60th Anniversary Celebrations are Underway in Beijing, footage via ABCNews
China Kicks Off National Day Festivities
As the 60th birthday party celebrations get underway in Beijing, the New York Times reports that all that is missing is a guiding ideology for the nation: China’s r
Q&A: Geremie R. Barmé
On his blog, Evan Osnos interviews Geremie R. Barmé about the imagery and significance of Chinese military parades, like tomorrow’s massive spectacle
China Adds a Feature to Phones: Patriotism
State-controlled Chinese phone company, China Mobile, has changed customer’s ring-back tones to a patriotic song for the October 1st holiday. The
Photo: Scaling bamboo scaffolding, by jojjee
Scaling bamboo scaffolding, by jojjee
Africa Pressures China’s Oil Deals
The Wall Street Journal reports on China’s increasingly difficult efforts to secure oil deals in African countries: On Tuesday, Nigeria’s oil
Audio Slideshow: Art and Politics in China
An audio slideshow by the BBC takes us through the history of art in contemporary China, from the revolutionary posters of the 1950s and 60s to the 798
The Autocrats’ Learning Curve
In Foreign Policy, Jeffrey Wasserstrom looks at the impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago on the Chinese Communist Party, and how it may have
Chen Luyu, China’s Oprah, on Oprah
Chen Luyu, hailed as “China’s Oprah,” was profiled by Oprah herself. Watch a brief video here. Luyu also took Oprah’s producer
The Party’s Not Over
In Foreign Policy, John Lee looks at why the “reform period” in China has lasted so long with no end in sight: China’s leaders since
