Monthly Archives: October 2009
Book Fair Fires Official for Approach to Chinese
The New York Times reports on the fallout from this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair controversy:The fair, the world’s largest and most important, e
China-India Deal to Resist Carbon Caps
Despite recent cross-border tensions, India and China are teaming up on climate change ahead of the UN Conference in Copenhagen in December. From the
Hu Xingdou: China’s Poor: Always with Us?
On Open Democracy, Hu Xingdou, professor of economics at the Beijing Institute of Technology, writes about the reasons why it is difficult to break ou
Six Sentenced to Death in China’s Mass Gangster Trial
Six people have been sentenced to death in the massive corruption crackdown in Chongqing. The Times reports:The first 31 suspects went on trial this
African View: China’s New Long March
For the BBC, Ghanaian writer and former government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about China’s impact on Africa:Sixty years of communism in
Photo: A homeless street musician plays for change, by monkeyking
A homeless street musician plays for change, by monkeyking
What Was Once Forbidden
In the Wall Street Journal, Ilaria Maria Sala profiles composers Guo Wenjing and Chen Qigang, who are being featured at Carnegie Hall with others of t
Leader of China’s Uighur Minority Builds a Stage Across the Globe
The New York Times looks at the war of words between the Chinese government and Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, who has enjoyed the international spotl
Guobin Yang: The Curious Case of Jia Junpeng, or The Power of Symbolic Appropriation in Chinese Cyberspace
China Beat has posted an adaptation of a recent talk by Guobin Yang, author of The Power of the Internet in China: Citizen Activism Online, about the
Scandal Erupts at French University over Alleged Chinese Bribes
The Washington Post reports on the suspension of the president of the University of Toulon, Laroussi Oueslati, and two top aides for allegedly accepti
China’s Underground Punks
The Economist’s More Intelligent Life blog looks at punk rock, Beijing style and a new book of photos of the movement’s major players, Sou
From Heroic to Ignorant Masses, and Then…
Global Voices translates reactions to a new media policy in Yunnan which outlaws the use of certain standard phrases:The liberal-orientated South Ch
Justices to Decide if Detainees Can Be Released Into U.S.
The New York Times reports on the Uighurs detainees at Guantanamo Bay, whose fate has still not yet been determined:The Supreme Court on Tuesday ag
U.S. Official Invited To Visit Taiwan
From Reuters: U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has been invited to Taiwan in what would be Washington’s first high-level visit to t
China Growth More Than 7 Pct In January-September
From AP:China’s economy expanded more than 7 percent in the first nine months of the year and will certainly surpass the 2009 growth target of
