Monthly Archives: October 2009
In Chinatown, Sound of the Future Is Mandarin
The New York Times reports from New York Chinatown on the switch away from Cantonese to Mandarin as the dominant language:With Mandarin’s ascent has
Photo: Modern Lhasa
A man strolls through Lhasa with a cell phone and prayer beads, via Andy Hares.
China’s Push for Oil in Gulf of Mexico Puts U.S. in Awkward Spot
After being rebuffed by U.S. Congress in a previous bid, China National Offshore Oil Corp., or CNOOC, is trying to drill for oil in U.S. waters in th
Kelley Currie: The Doctrine of ‘Strategic Reassurance’
From the Wall Street Journal: Lurking under this discussion is the question of whether “strategic reassurance” dovetails with or challenge
Chinese Prison Break Ends in Death and Captures
Sky Canaves from the Wall Street Journal writes about the aftermath of a prison break in Hohot: On Tuesday, police in northern China shot and killed o
Xinhua News Agency Steps Out Into the World
David Bandurski from China Media Project asks how Xinhua News Agency will develop on the global stage: At the recent World Media Summit in Beijing, Ch
Manipulation is an Affront to Fairness
At his blog, Tim Hathaway translates a Southern Weekend piece by Li Haipeng on fairness in Chinese sports: There were ripples outside the pool this ye
China Executes Tibetan Protesters
The Guardian reports:Chinese authorities have carried out their first executions of Tibetans in connection with the deadly riots that swept Lhasa la
Google Books Project Draws Fire In China (Updated)
From AFP: A China copyright group Wednesday accused Internet giant Google of scanning Chinese books for its online library without authorisation, in t
Portrait of an LBX: A Search for Humanity in China
cnreviews introduces us to the crew writing Portrait of an LBX (laobaixing), a blog documenting in English and French the travels by bike of three fo
A Year Later, China’s Stimulus Package Bears Fruit
The New York Times reports on the success of China’s stimulus funding, achieved by leaders who are, “unfettered by public opinion, partisa
Perry Link: Obama’s Bad Bargain With Beijing
In Perry Link’s latest post on the New York Review of Books blog, he looks at China-U.S. relations under the Obama administration: U.S. governme
Espionage Trial in San Jose, CA
The trial of two Silicon Valley engineers charged with economic espionage and selling secrets to a company in China started today in San Jose. Lan Le
Photo: Old town Nanxun, Zhejiang, by Jake Ji
Old town Nanxun, Zhejiang, by Jake Ji
Group Tallies Uighurs Seized in China
Human Rights Watch has issued a new report documenting the cases of 43 Uighurs who disappeared following the July riots in Urumqi. From the New York T
