Monthly Archives: September 2009
Wal-Mart Workers Beat Customer To Death
ESWN translates an Apple Daily report about a customer beaten to death by employees of Wal-Mart in Jingdezhen: At around 7pm on August 30, 37-year-old
China to Tear Down Kadeer Buildings in Restive Urumqi
Three buildings in Urumqi owned and lived in by the family of exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer are to be demolished as reports of syringe attacks in
China-Bound UAE Aircraft Carrying Weapons Detained in India
A United Arab Emirates air force plane bound for China is being held in Kolkata, India after the pilot admitted it was carrying undeclared arms and ammunition.
China Says Coal Mine Blast Kills 35 in Henan
Forty-four miners are trapped and 35 died in a Henan mine, according to AP: The State Administration of Work Safety said the pre-dawn explosion Tuesday
Photos: Infantry Fighting Vehicles Enter Streets of Beijing
While the government issued strict orders banning any unofficial reports about details of the National Day celebration preparations and rehearsal, the
Leadership Struggles May Put Potholes in the Smooth Road of Reform
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that China’s political institutions have not evolved enough to handle other transformations underway in society,
China Xinjiang Chief Survives Political Firestorm
Despite calls for him to resign following protests over random syringe attacks on residents, Xinjiang’s powerful Party secretary Wang Lequan remains
Photo: A water slide at Tuanjiehu in Beijing, by zdzarski.junior
A water slide at Tuanjiehu in Beijing, by zdzarski.junior
Why Should State Enterprises “Channel” Public Opinion?
As a follow-up to their earlier post about efforts to “channel” public opinion, China Media Project translates an editorial by writer Xiao
Security Guards a Source of Insecurity in China
AP reports on the beating of a journalist by security guards while investigating a death in Guangzhou: A Chinese journalist was checking out a tip that
Ex-Google China Chief to Fund Chinese Tech Start-ups
Reuters reports on plans for Kai-fu Lee, who recently resigned as Google’s China head: Kai-fu Lee, Google Inc’s former China chief who quit
China Oil Deal Is New Source of Strife Among Iraqis
The New York Times follows up on an oil deal signed between Iraq and China last year in Iraq’s first post-war oil development contract, and looks
Video: “Confucius” Trailer
Via Useless Tree, a trailer for the biopic on Confucius: And from CCTV’s description of the movie: A film depicting the life of the ancient Chinese
China Web Sites Seeking Users’ Names
As CDT reported earlier, the State Council Information Office has required all news websites to implement real name registration for their commenters,
How China Cooks Its Books
Foreign Policy writes about how local governments in China manipulate unemployment statistics: In February, local Chinese Labor Ministry officials came
