Monthly Archives: October 2009
Amid the Global Economic Crisis, China Rises
AP looks at how China will emerge from the global financial crisis:Explosive growth in China and India, coupled with Japan’s clout as the worl
China Clashes with U.S., Europe at Climate Talks
UN climate talks in Bangkok got tense at moments, according to an AP report:China’s top climate envoy insisted Wednesday that it is unfair to
China Dissidents Top Nobel Peace Prize Speculation
From AP: Chinese dissidents are leading the odds of winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and
U.S. Groups Eye Second Obama Decision On China Yuan
From Reuters: U.S. labor and manufacturing groups urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to live up to his campaign rhetoric and formally label China
Tweets During the National Holidays (Updated)
Chinese twitterers were busy during the National Day holiday, offering their opinions about the military parade and celebrations. Below are some examp
A Revolution in Thinking for Chinese Athlete
The Los Angeles Times profiles professional athlete turned anti-CCP activist Kai Chen:For years Kai Chen enjoyed the good life of a professional bas
CBS Interactive Sued For Distributing China’s Green Dam Filter
From InformationWeek:Solid Oak Software, the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based maker of Internet filter CYBERsitter, on Monday filed a $1.2 million copyri
So, Comrade, Tell Me: Why Did You Censor my Website?
Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei writes in The Guardian about the recent clamping down on Internet sites, including his own:This year – after a period of r
Photo: Nakhi farmers harvest grain in Songzanlinsi, Yunnan Province, by robysaltori
Nakhi farmers harvest grain in Songzanlinsi, Yunnan Province, by robysaltori
Taiwan, China Museums Hail First Joint Exhibition
The first joint exhibit between the Palace Museum in Beijing and the National Palace Museum in Taibei opens today. The exhibit, called “Harmony
China, Japan Plan Group on EU Lines
From the Times of India: In a move that is considered to send shock waves around the world, Japan and China have proposed a plan to create an “E
John Lee: No More Excuses for Growing Rich-Poor Gap
In Der Spiegel, John Lee writes about why a lack of political reform in China can no longer be blamed on the chaos of the Mao years:First things fir
The Demise of the Dollar？
The Independent published an allegedly “exclusive report” by Robert Fisk that several countries, including China, Russia, Japan, France an
In China, a Headless Mao Is a Game of Cat and Mouse
The New York Times profiles the Gao Brothers and looks at the limits on contemporary art in China today. One of the Gaos most famous works is a statue
Michael J. Green: Obama’s Self-defeating “Realism” in Asia
On the Foreign Policy blog, Michael J. Green, a former National Security Council staffer, critiques the Obama administration’s policy on human r
