Monthly Archives: October 2009
TIME’s Austin Ramzy on GDP growth, the Global Media Summit and the TIME China blog
Danwei interviews TIME Magazine journalist Austin Ramzy and asks about “his reporting background, the stories that he has written from Beijing, and
Is China’s Guinea Deal for Real?
Foreign Policy digs out more details about the controversial deal allegedly signed between China and Guinea after troops in Guinea opened fire on non-violent
China Moves to Repair Fire-Damaged TV Building
After inspecting the badly burned portion of the CCTV complex, architects are giving the go-ahead for repairs. From Shai Oster at the Wall Street Journal: China
China’s $treet fashion
Malika Zouhali-Worrall profiles Eno, a prominent brand in China’s emerging urban street fashion scene, via CNNMoney.com: The local art, music and
Stanley Lubman: Chinese Law Reform on the PRC’s 60th Birthday
Stanley Lubman of U.C. Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law writes about the state of legal reform in China for the Wall Street Journal’s new China
Fortune or Calamity? A Gift for Chongqing’s Indicted Police Chief
Inside-Out China tells an interesting anecdote about the arrest of former Chongqing Police Chief Wen Qiang in the corruption crackdown in the city: Among
Qian Gang: How the Next Ten Years Will Decide China’s Future
On China Media Project, Qian Gang looks ahead to the 70th anniversary of the PRC in 2019: If I may be allowed a bit of simple prognosticating, let me
China Blocks State-Funded Berlin Twitter Wall
From Monsters and Critics: Chinese authorities appear to be blocking access to a state-funded website which recalls the evil of the Berlin Wall, organizers
In China, Too, a Health-care System in Disarray
In the Washington Post, Steven Mufson reports on government efforts to reform a health care system that has left many uninsured or with poor quality care: China’s
Photos: Guards on the Great Wall, by mainblanche
Guards on the Great Wall, by mainblanche
China Struggles to Identify Rescued Kidnap Victims
As part of an effort to recover trafficked children, the Ministry of Public Security has launched the website “Babies Looking For Home” (宝贝寻家) that in
Wu Man Takes the Pipa Down an Ancient Path
In a profile in the Los Angeles Times, pipa player Wu Man discusses her new work exploring China’s traditional music after working with contemporary
US Envoy Rules Out Climate Deal with Beijing
The U.S. and China will not reach an agreement on carbon emission targets in time for President Obama’s visit to the country next month, Financial
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Opens National Informant Website
A new website under the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for reporting corrupt official activities, www.12388.gov.cn, has just opened. From
US, China Militaries Talk More: Does that Make World Safer?
The Christian Science Monitor reports on ongoing talks between U.S. and Chinese military leaders: Gen. Xu Caihou, the second-ranking officer in the People’s
