Monthly Archives: November 2009
Muslim Ex-Gitmo Detainees Face Challenges in Palau
From the Associated Press:Six former Guantanamo Bay detainees brought to Palau for resettlement have received a warm official welcome, but a plan to
Orville Schell: China’s Boom: The Dark Side in Photos
Orville Schell writes about the work of award-winning photographer Lu Guang on the New York Review of Books blog:Everything you see in Lu’s photograp
Two Die in Attack on Chinese-owned Mine in Peru
Reuters reports that two workers died and several disappeared in an armed attack on the controversial Chinese-owned Rio Blanco copper project in northe
Demand Swamps New Chinese Exchange
ChiNext, China’s new stock exchange, opened Friday with a bang. From the Financial Times:Investors piled into the fledging market in the hope t
In China, Objections to Google’s Book Scans
More trouble for Google in China, the New York Times reports:Two Chinese writers’ groups claim that Google has scanned Chinese works into an electron
China’s Black Pop Idol Exposes her Nation’s Racism
The Guardian reports on Lou Jing and racism in China:The 20-year-old daughter of a Chinese mother and an African-American father who left the country
Chinese Company’s Contract to Mine Afghanistan’s Rich Copper Deposits Criticized as a Bad Deal
A Chinese mining deal in Afghanistan illuminates the complexities facing President Obama as he determines America’s course in the country. AP rep
China Looks to Export Censorship
BBC looks at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Melbourne Film Festival, and other recent examples of the Chinese government exporting censorship:China oft
China Manufacturing Rises at Fastest Pace in 18 Months
Both official statistics and HSBC’s China Purchasing Manager’s Index indicate that manufacturing industry in China is on an upswing. Market
Photo: A school class in Dongxiang, Gansu, by pmorgan
A school class in Dongxiang, Gansu, by pmorgan
China Sacks Education Minister amid Scandal (Updated)
China’s Education Minister has been dismissed amid sinking popularity and a corruption scandal, though no official reason has been given yet, AP
China to Map Out Africa Strategy at Forum in Egypt
Later this month, a multinational forum in Egypt will focus on the future of China-Africa relations, AP reports:Premier Wen Jiabao plans to attend th
Renowned Chinese Scientist Qian Xuesen Dies, and a Historical Truth Emerges (Updated)
Qian Xuesen, China’s “father of space technology,” died today at the age of 98. His obituary, from Xinhua: China’s keystone spa
