Monthly Archives: October 2009
Caijing Meets Law of Resistance (Updated)
Forbes looks into the possible reasons for the shakeup at Caijing Magazine:Has the propaganda ministry applied pressure to the magazine’s owne
Chinese Trial Offers Peek Into Police Corruption
From Wall Street Journal:The first in a series of trials got under way in China’s western municipality of Chongqing that may reveal how senior
Tiananmen Dissident Family Presses For His Release
From AP: Family and lawyers of an exiled leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests pressed for his release Monday, nearly a year afte
Photo: Two men play Chinese chess (象棋) in Anhui, by hopemeng
Two men play Chinese chess (??) in Anhui, by hopemeng
China’s Export of Censorship
For the soon-to-be-defunct Far Eastern Economic Review, Christopher Walker and Sarah Cook write about the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Kaohsiung Film Fest
Austin Ramzy: How Much Will Global News Outlets Bet on China?
From the Time Magazine: As China marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PRC and the 30th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s reform and op
Haidian Jail Inmate Dies after 49-day Hunger Strike
Danwei translates a Beijing Times report on a detainee in a district jail in Beijing who died after carrying out a hunger strike. His wife was not tol
China Sentences Six Men to Death over Ethnic Riots (Updated)
Just after handing down the death sentence to one man for the deadly factory brawl in Shaoguan, six men, all apparently Uighur, have been sentenced to
Chinese Magazine in Turmoil After Resignations
The New York Times reports on the upheaval at the ground-breaking financial magazine Caijing: Caijing, the highly respected Chinese business magazine,
Video: Made in China
A new comedy, Made in China, explores the process of inventing the “great American novelty” on the streets of Shanghai. It won the 2009 Gr
Tu Zifang (涂子方): “The Wall” and “Climbing Over the Wall” (Updated with Images)
This commentary by Tu Zifang was published by Southern Metropolis News on October 11th, translated by CDT: Just by typing two Chinese characters ̶
Photo: A photographer on Nanjing Road, Shanghai, by jijis
A photographer on Nanjing Road, Shanghai, by jijis
Winemaker Has Right Vintage for China Success
The Wall Street Journal interviews Judy Leissner, president of Grace Vineyard in Shanxi Province, one of China’s most successful wineries:Ms.
U.S. Softens Tone To Improve China Relations
From Reuters: The United States is going out of its way to build a warmer economic relationship with China and the strategy seems to be paying early d
Official Outed by Netizens Gets 11 Years
Zhou Jiugeng of Jiangsu province has just been sentenced to 11 years in prison for corruption. He was outed from his post in late December, largely du
