Monthly Archives: September 2009
China Watched for Sign of New Leader (Updated)
As the Central Committee of the CCP gathers for its annual meeting in Beijing, outside observers are wondering what will happen to Xi Jinping, who man
Gay Chinese Stand up to Police Sweep of Hangout
AP reports on a confrontation between police and gay men in a park in Guangzhou:When the police descend on People’s Park and shoo away the gay
Classes Resume In Riot – Torn City Of Urumqi, China
Reuters reports on lingering safety concerns as schools open in Urumqi:A police warning about syringe stabbings led to hundreds of people reporting
Documents Record 2003 Massacre of N.Korean Defectors
From Chosun Iibo: Chinese police in 2003 found the bodies of 56 North Koreans drifting down the Apnok River in October 2003, a newly published police
David G. Marr: Vibrations from the North
Vietnam’s experience shows that dealing with China is not an all-or-nothing proposition, writes David G. Marr in the Inside Story: In January this yea
The Case of Yan Xiaoling: Three Netizens Suspected Of Making False Accusations
ESWN translates two articles from Strait Metropolis Daily about the death of Yan Xiaoling, whose case drew a huge amount of online attention after eig
Photography: The Landscape Within
Howard French, former New York Times Shanghai bureau chief, spent the summer documenting through photographs the people who live in Shanghai’s d
Vietnam and China in an Era of Economic Uncertainty
From the Japan Focus: Vietnam and China have much in common. There is no country more similar to China than Vietnam, and there is no country more simi
Chinese Officials Threaten to Blow Up Family’s Dam
John Garnaut reports in the Sydney Morning Herald: An Australian-Chinese family spent five years and $5 million building a small hydro-electric power
China to Probe US Auto, Chicken Imports
China is retaliating against Obama’s announcement that the U.S. would impose hefty duties on tires imported from China. From China Daily:Just
Video: Chinese Dissidents Committed to Mental Hospitals
The PBS Newshour reports on political dissidents and petitioners in China who are sentenced to psychiatric hospitals: In an update to this past CDT post, India has been accused of spying on Chinese military hardware during its inspection of a UAE cargo ship in Kolkata Chinese Military Expert Accuses India of Spying on UAE Plane
China Military Spotlighted in National Day Parade
From the Associated Press: China Daily profiles filmmaker Zhang Yuan, whose work has often been banned inside China:After shooting the first music video for Chinese rock ̵ Golden Nuggets of the Silver Screen
