Monthly Archives: September 2009
Simon Elegant: What Does Beijing Want For Its Birthday? Silence, Please.
From the Time blog: The Jianguomenwai Diplomatic Residence Compound is a glum, Stalinist-style group of buildings constructed in the 1970s to house the
Shenzhen’s New Media Rules: Is Anyone Paying Attention?
China Media Project looks at foreign media reporting of new rules allegedly allowing more media access in Shenzhen: The China Daily article, which
Party’s Agenda in China Seems to Fall Flat
The New York Times reports on what didn’t happen at this year’s recently-concluded Party plenum: China’s Communist Party elite had billed
Francesco Sisci: Memories are Made of Mao
In Asia Times, Francesco Sisci writes about the quiet de-Maoification of the CCP as it approaches the 6oth anniversary of Mao Zedong’s declaration
Young Foreigners Hunt Jobs in China Amid Crisis
AP reports on young foreigners who are escaping bleak job prospects in the U.S. by moving to China: Young foreigners like Reasbeck are coming to China
Photo: National Day Haircuts
Commemorative National Day haircuts, via notfun.David.
Driver Violently Arrested & Fined For Helping Stranger
The following covers the controversial arrest of a driver in Shanghai, pseudonym Zhang Jun, who gave a ride to a stranger who claimed to have stomach pains.
Computer Technology Float for National Day Parade
Participants in the October 1st National Day celebrations, mostly students and soldiers, have been working hard to prepare for the big show. But Chinese
Tian Beibei (田北北): Knives Removed from the Shelves in Foreign Supermarkets in Beijing (Updated with Photo)
Following two stabbings in Beijing in two days during the run-up to celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, foreign big box stores
Legal Struggles for a Cleaner Environment
Qin Xudong and Luo Jieqi of Caijing report on a landmark public interest environmental lawsuit. The lawsuit’s success has given inspiration to other
Tourist Hurt in Beijing Attack
A French tourist was stabbed in the Dashilan shopping district in Beijing today, in the second knife attack in that neighborhood of the capital in two
Seven Die as Typhoon Koppu Hits China
From the Times of India: Seven people have died and six others are missing after Typhoon Koppu slammed into south China, causing torrential rain, mudslides
Chinese Authorities Assault Journalists: Japan News Agency
A Japanese news agency claims that Chinese police raided their hotel in Beijing, assaulted three journalists, and destroyed their computers: The three
China Rejects US Criticism of its Military
U.S. concern over China's rapid modernization of its military is revealed in the 2009 National Intelligence Strategy. China's Ministry of Defense rejects
China’s Xi Unexpectedly Not Named to Party Military Commission
In a surprise move, the CCP Central Committee did not name Vice President Xi Jinping to the post of Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission during
