Monthly Archives: November 2009
Photo: Billboard declaring the mission of the CCP, at the Qingdao port, by Tom Spender
Billboard declaring the mission of the CCP, at the Qingdao port, by Tom Spender
Mengqin (猛禽): Five Years of the Chinese Blogger Conference
Mengqin (??) is a long-time technology blogger. He wrote the following post on his Mengqin Hexie (Aggressive Birds and River Crabs) blog, translated
China’s P.M.I. Unchanged, Growth Seen as Sustainable
Reuters reports on the PMI and other recent economic figures released in China:China’s manufacturing sector expanded for the ninth consecutive
AIDS Patient: “Return My Freedom! Return My Rights!”
ChinaGeeks translates a post from investigative journalist Wang Keqin, in which an AIDS patient tells his story of being infected with the virus durin
A Few More Facts about China’s “Fake News” Purge
For China Media Project, Qian Gang reports on the purge of four newspapers for publishing allegedly “fake” news about the concentration of
China to Try 58 Accused of Covering up Mine Deaths
Local reporters and officials are being charged with bribery in a cover-up of a mining disaster in Hebei just before the 2008 Olympics. From AP:Offi
Feng Zhenghu: Changing China from Terminal 1
This story (with video) was filed by CBS News Beijing producer Steven Jiang: He’s been compared to the Tom Hanks character in “The Termina
Photo: Revelers at a Jinuo Minority wedding party outside Jinghong, Yunnan, by monkeyking
Revelers at a Jinuo Minority wedding party outside Jinghong, Yunnan, by monkeyking
Han Han (韩寒): These Dogs Are Really Annoying
Han Han lives in Shanghai. He is an author of several best selling books, one of China’s top race car drivers and the most popular blogger on s
China Digs in Heels on Yuan, Cooperates on Climate
During the China-Eu Summit in Nanjing, Premier Wen Jiabao made clear that the Chinese government is not giving into pressure from the U.S. and other c
Hawaii Among Several Destinations Luring Chinese
The AP reports that Hawaii, California, and Las Vegas are promoting themselves as vacation destinations to wealthy Chinese tourists: Beset by one of t
Peter Bosshard: Lessons from China’s Three Gorges Dam
From the Japan Focus:Fifteen years after construction started, the water level of the Three Gorges reservoir is scheduled to reach its final height
A Construction Migrant Worker’s Notes
ChinaHush translates a blog post by a migrant worker currently building luxury homes in Sanya, Hainan:I used to have very low self-esteem, just beca
She Who Must Be Obeyed
In the New York Times, Jonathan Mirsky reviews The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China: There is a bull market these da
Spirits Spook Plan for Shanghai Disneyland
From the Times of India: Mickey Mouse has met an unexpected obstacle on his chirpy march to bring Walt Disney’s consumer culture into China R
