Monthly Archives: September 2009
Ling Woo Liu: A Family Journey
Time Magazine’s Ling Woo Liu writes a personal essay about her great-grandfather, Dr. Wu Lien-teh, who helped suppress an epidemic of pneumonic plague
30 Years Later, Visit to China Still Resonates
The Washington Wizards basketball team is visiting China to commemorate a trip to the country thirty years ago by the same team (then called the Washington
China Denounces New Tire Tariffs
The New York Times reports on China’s response to President Obama’s decision to impose steep duties on tires imported from China: “China i
Roaming Beijing’s Alleys, Shouting Vendors Sow Echoes of the Past
The New York Times visits the vendors who ply their wares in Beijing’s disappearing hutongs: With more emphasis on song than lyric, they are the
China Sentences 3 to Prison over Syringe Attacks
From AP: A court in western China’s Xinjiang region sentenced three people to up to 15 years in prison Saturday for a series of mysterious syringe
Obama Slaps Duties on Tire Imports from China
The Obama Administration has imposed steeper duties on imports of tires from China in response to a complaint from labor groups in the U.S., Reuters reports: The
Photo: Young concertgoers in Beijing, from a series on Chinese Youth, by zdzarski.junior
Young concertgoers in Beijing, from a series on Chinese Youth, by zdzarski.junior
NGOs Tread Lightly on China’s Turf
Asia Times looks at the state of NGOs in China, in the wake of the shutdown of Gongmeng legal assistance group: It could be argued that Gongmeng was an
Cities of the Future
On China Beat, Anna Greenspan reviews an exhibit at New York’s Skyscraper Museum about Shanghai: The most fascinating aspect of the current exhibit
Ex-Taiwan President Chen Sentenced to Life
Chen Shui-bian, former President of Taiwan, has been sentenced to life in prison, together with his wife, on charges of embezzlement, bribery, money laundering
Video: Escape from a Net Addiction Center
Danwei translates a video parodying treatments for Internet addiction: The clips that make up this spoof are taken from the CCTV program “War With
Furore as Chinese Dissidents Address Book Fair Symposium (Updated)
News reports say that organizers of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest such event in the world, have uninvited two prominent Chinese writers, Dai Qing
Hacking the Regime
The New Republic looks at how anti-censorship software developed by Falun Gong adherents played an important role in the recent protests in Iran: As the
Needle Attacks and Rumours Spread in China’s Xinjiang
Mysterious syringe and needle attacks, both real and imagined, are continuing in Xinjiang and spreading outside Urumqi, Reuters reports: Nearly 600 people
Photo: A child takes a bath on the street, by dcmaster
A child takes a bath on the street, by dcmaster
