Monthly Archives: November 2009
China Data Show Economic Rebound Picking Up Steam
From the New York Times: Industrial output and retail sales for October both topped analysts’ expectations, with jumps of 16.1 percent and 16.2 percent, r
Hu Shuli, who Led Independent Journalism in China Resigns
Peter Ford reports in the Christian Science Monitor: Independent journalism in China, never a robust phenomenon, has taken a body blow with the resignation
China’s Empty City
Al Jazeera looks at the impact of China’s economic stimulus spending: China’s economy is continuing to grow despite the global recession,
Photo: Rush hour in Beijing, by Patrik Lockne
Rush hour in Beijing, by Patrik Lockne
Is China Ready to Be a Global Power? Or Headed Toward Collapse?
For Global Times, David Shambaugh writes a piece asking, “Is China ready to be a global power?”: President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary
Photos: Ray of Sunlight
Southern Weekend covers the bedspace apartments, or cage homes, in Hong Kong. Translated by CDT: In the summer of 2009, the air was heavy. Only the
Yangtze ‘Facing Climate Threat’
The ecosystems of the Yangtze River are under threat, according to a new report from WWF (formerly World Wildlife Fund), which the organization calls,
On Journalist’s Day in China, Two Warning Bells
China Media Project looks as two recent developments that don’t bode well for Chinese journalists: This year, Journalist’s Day has come and gone w
Obama’s Agenda For China
President Obama leaves Thursday for his Asia trip. From Forbes: Despite all the airport hopping, the trip will largely be about China-U.S. relations,
Yahoo Lands on China’s ‘Vulgar Content’ List
The Wall Street Journal reports on the latest list of “vulgar” websites released by the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center,
China’s New Role in Africa
Just after the conclusion of the Africa-China summit in Egypt, BBC reports on China-Africa relations beyond the financial deals that get so much attention
Black Taxi Entrapment Scandal
Xujun Eberlein of the Inside-Out China blog writes about Sun Zhongjie, whose entrapment and subsequent arrest galvanized the public and the media: Sun
Photo: The Guangzhou train station, by betta design
The Guangzhou train station, by betta design
Chinese Netizens Leap Great Firewall of China to Mark Berlin Wall’s 20th
As CDT reported two weeks ago, Chinese netizens have taken over a website dedicated to commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall in order to blast Internet
China Executes Nine Over Xinjiang Riots
According to news reports, nine have been executed for their roles in the July 5th Xinjiang riots. From Edward Wong of New York Times: Nine people have
