Monthly Archives: October 2009
Photo: Sky Lantern
Lighting a Kongming lantern for the Mid-Autumn Festival, by Crouching Donkey.
Pakistani Coin to Mark China’s 60th Anniversary
To celebrate the closeness of Sino-Pakistani political, economic and cultural relations, Pakistan will issue a 10-rupee coin to commemorate China’
Photo: Reflection of a Boy in Chongqing
Reflection of a boy in Chongqing, by while.
China’s Next Stage: Spreading the Wealth
The New York Times’ Room for Debate blog has rounded up a number of scholars to share their thoughts on China’s efforts to move towards a c
The Party Organiser
Richard McGregor of Financial Times writes about the Central Organization Department, a department that wields tremendous influence in the government a
The Ethnicization of Discontent in Xinjiang
Rian Thum writes about the ethnicization of Uyghur grievances at The China Beat: One of many disturbing long-term effects of the recent violence in Uru
A Little Reflection on Patriotism
ChinaGeeks translates an essay on National Day proceedings from Fenqing.net, a web portal for ‘angry youth’: In real life and on the inter
China’s 60th Anniversary, By the Numbers
Fast Company created a graphic delineating the statistical differences in a number of areas between China in 1949 and in 2009:See the full version h
Artists Test Limits as China Lets (a Few) Flowers Bloom
The Wall Street Journal looks at the state of contemporary visual art in China, which enjoys relative freedom compared to other cultural mediums:Firs
China Is Wordless on Traumas of Communists’ Rise
The New York Times looks at the lives lost in the CCP’s march to power 60 years ago:In what China’s history books hail as one of the war’s deci
More Reactions to the ‘Sunshine Act’
Earlier, CDT posted an excerpt of a September 24th Southern Weekend editorial on a recent communiqué from Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
India, China Stand-Off Over Separate Visas
From India Times: Taking a serious view of China’s latest move to issue “separate” visas to Indian passport holders from Jammu and Kashmir, the governm
The PRC Legal System At Sixty
Jerome Cohen, a professor of law at New York University, takes a look at the PRC’s legal system at the East Asia Forum. Cohen comments that while
Yang Hengjun: CCTV versus CNN on National Day Parade
Blogger Yang Hengjun writes about his experience watching supposedly “live” broadcasts of the National Day celebrations on both CCTV and CN
China’s CNOOC In Talks To Enter Uganda’s $5B Oil Proj-Sources
Despite recent setbacks, China is persevering in its efforts to secure major oil deals in Africa. From the Wall Street Journal: China state-owned CNOOC
