Monthly Archives: October 2009
China’s Web 2.0 Nightmare
Forbes interviews Michael Anti about the ongoing crackdown on Web 2.0 tools such as Facebook and Twitter:Forbes: Facebook and Twitter have been bloc
Alex Pasternack: The Great Wall Parade
Alex Pasternack writes for China Beat about watching the National Day parade while being sequestered in a foreigners’ compound in Beijing:My h
Internet Blackout in Xinjiang? What Blackout?
The Far West China blogger takes a trip outside Xinjiang to reinitiate contact with the outside world:Xinjiang is still under complete blackout and
It’s China’s World. (We Just Live in It)
Fortune Magazine reports that China is searching the globe for assets to buy with its $2.1 trillion in foreign exchange wealth: In 2008, China’s
Global Media Groups Knuckle Under to Curry Beijing’s Favor
For China Media Project, David Bandurski looks at the real agenda behind the Xinhua World Media Summit currently taking place in Beijing:This global
Islamic Fundamentalism: An Ignored Specter in the Xinjiang Riot
On China Beat, Liang Zheng asks whether Islamic fundamentalism may have played in the violent riots in July in Urumqi and points to the fact that many
Photos: Tractors being transported outside Shenyang, by yewenyi
Tractors being transported outside Shenyang, by yewenyi
Dominant Elsewhere, Google Struggles In China
From San Jose Mercury News: In China, Google means underdog. While the Mountain View company dominates the search market in the United States, it is n
Dalai Lama Reaches Out To Chinese
From AFP:The Dalai Lama on Wednesday reached out to China, saluting a Beijing-based novelist who has defied China by seeking reconciliation with the
Rights Group Says China’s Prisoners Saw Some Leniency On Anniversary Of Communist Rule
From The Canadian Press: Thousands of prisoners in China benefited from last week’s celebrations to mark 60 years of communist rule, with senten
Fang Zheng Dances in Name of Democracy
From ABC News: Fang Zheng sent a human rights message to China today, by way of a waltz. Fang, 42, was back on his feet — and dancing, no less &
In China, the Forgotten Manchu Seek to Rekindle Their Glory
The Wall Street Journal looks at a revival in interest in their native language and culture by China’s Manchu minority:So Hasutai, who in the
Wang Gang (王刚) on English and the Cultural Revolution
Danwei interviews Wang Gang, author of the bestseller English: A Novel:Wang Gang (王刚) author of the novel English (英格力士), a best-selling novel based
China Torn over Internet Freedoms
An article on Asia Times argues that China has made “enormous progress on freedom of speech,” especially on the Internet and looks at a re
Xinhua World Media Summit: Transparency and the Role of Media in China
Xinhua is hosting a world media summit in Beijing. From their own report:Xinhua and eight other renowned media organizations including News Corp
