Monthly Archives: September 2009
Has China Really Gotten Serious About Climate Change?
Time Magazine looks at the prospects for a serious commitment from China’s leaders to reducing emissions and cleaning up the environment: …On
Mao’s Grandson Rises in Chinese Military (Updated with Photos)
The New York Times reports on the current whereabouts of Mao Zedong’s sole grandson, Mao Xinyu: He enjoys generous helpings of red braised pork,
Chinese Author Banned from Traveling to Germany
The controversy over the Frankfurt Book Fair, of which China is a Guest of Honor this year, continues, as the CHinese government barred writer Liao Yiwu
Slideshow: National Military Parade Preparations in Beijing
Scenes of the preparations for the military parade on the 60th anniversary of the PRC on October 1, via paowang.
E-Waste: There’s an App for That
Adam Minter of Shanghai Scrap wrote about e-waste in China, an urgent problem that is about the get worse with the introduction of the iPhone, he argues: Before
The Old Ways of the ‘New China’
CBC reports on life in Beijing in the run-up to October 1: It’s the sort of parade the Communist Party organizes once every decade to celebrate its
China at Age 60: From Pariah to World Power
AFP looks back at the transformation of Chinese politics over the past 60 years: A country that was once seen as a pariah, stuck between the United States
Palin Addresses Asian Investors (Updated with Excerpts)
Sarah Palin, the former Alaska Governor and U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate, delivered her first public address abroad in Hong Kong, where she delivered
Obama, Chinese Leader Meet on UN Sidelines
After addressing the U.N. on their strategies for curbing global warming, Presidents Hu Jintao and Barack Obama met in New York today to discuss bilateral
Video: Creative Ways to Wish China Happy Birthday
chinaSMACK posted videos of the creative way Chinese citizens are celebrating their country’s 60th birthday on October 1. First, with hair: Next,
Three River Delta Areas Sinking
From the China Daily, a report that three of China’s major river deltas are sinking, thanks to global warming and excessive water extraction: The
Han Han: Finding Happiness by Being Different
It is interesting that the official agency Xinhua runs a story on Han Han (in English only), who has openly criticized the censorship system, Green Dam
Photos: Military parade training: Extreme endurance test
Soldiers training for the military parade of the 60th National Day celebration. [Source: blog.sina.com.cn]
China Party Scholar Hints at Xi Jinping Promotion
While many observers were baffled when Vice President Xi Jinping did not get an expected promotion to the Central Military Commission during the recent
In China, Philanthropy as a New Measuring Stick
The New York Times reports on the agreement by Jack Ma (CEO of the Alibaba Group) and Muhammad Yunus (founder of Grameen Bank) to create Grameen China: Alibaba
