Monthly Archives: September 2009
Photo: Electric bikes are gaining in popularity in Nanjing and other Chinese cities, by Markus Spring
Electric bikes are gaining in popularity in Nanjing and other Chinese cities, by Markus Spring
China Announces Pledge to Curb Carbon Emissions
At the UN General Assembly gathering today to tackle global warming, President Hu Jintao announced steps China will take to reduce emissions, without naming
Philip Bowring: Chinese Exceptionalism
In the New York Times, Philip Bowring writes that while much of the world has “chafed against” U.S. exceptionalism in the global economic order,
China Bans Travel to Tibet
Tibet is off limits to foreign tourists until after the October 1 holiday, according to the New York Times: Tour operators who arrange the paperwork said
China Appeals US Win in WTO Music, Films Dispute
China is appealing the WTO ruling against China’s limitations on the importation of foreign cultural products such as movies, books, and music. From
Tweets of the Month: September, 2009
Despite the blocking of Twitter, there are still a significant number of Chinese Twitterers who are both outspoken and informative. Here are some of examples
Taiwan Feels Heat Over Uighur Film
In the latest example of the Chinese government trying (and sometimes succeeding) in imposing censorship over cultural events overseas, the Taiwanese city
China Distributes Aid in Africa, With a Catch
The third article in a New York Times series called “Uneasy Engagement,” which examines “stresses and strains of China’s emergence a
China World’s Fastest Growing Diamond Market
The Financial Times reports on how those in China with money to burn are spending it: Turnover from diamond sales globally stands at $65bn, with about
Photo: A farmer takes a break on terrace fields, by Steezus
A farmer takes a break on terrace fields, by Steezus
60 Years after Revolution, Ethnic Tension Still Plagues China
From McClatchy Newspapers: Urumqi (pronounced urum-CHEE) is supposed to be a testament to China’s unstoppable progress, the ability to take an ancient
Beijing Students Protest Detention of Lecturer
Students in Beijing protested the reported detention of a popular lecturer and “self-help guru,” Ding Xiaoping, the New York Times reports: At
‘Video War Games Satiate my Feelings of Aggression’: Interview with the Karmapa Lama
The Times of India interviews the Karmapa Lama, the young, Tibetan monk who now lives in exile in Dharamsala. As the most senior Tibetan lama to be recognized
What China’s Hu Would Really Like to Tell Obama
Time Magazine imagines what a “more relaxed” President Hu Jintao might say to President Obama when they meet on the sidelines of the upcoming
German Book Fair’s Dissident Guests Roil China
Following a controversy over two Chinese writers, Dai Qing and Bei Ling, who participated in a symposium to mark the Frankfurt Book Fair, fair organizers
