Monthly Archives: November 2009
Vegetables Are Sick: Hunan Liuyang Cadmium Pollution
Key from ChinaHush translates a Southern Metropolis Daily report on cadmium pollution in Hunan: July of this year my partner Yang Xiaohong and I went
Photo: Heilongjiang Colliery
A colliery in Jixi City, Heilongjiang. From tarboat.
Zhang Zuhua and Jiang Qisheng: For Blue Skies, First Clear the Air on Human Rights
Zhang Zuhua and Jiang Qisheng, two of the original drafters of Charter 08, have written a response to what they think is the approach of the U.S. to C
More Than 450,000 Millionaires in China by Year-End
From the Times of India: The personal wealth of the rich in China has continued to expand despite the global economic downturn, and a new study says t
Death Toll in China Mine Disaster Rises to 87 (Update 3)
A mine explosion in Heilongjiang has killed 10, and trapped 114. From Cara Anna, for Associated Press: A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in nor
Chinese Forced Labor in Wartime Japan
In late October, it was announced that the Japanese Nishimatsu Construction Co. reached a $2.74 million settlement with Chinese wartime forced laborer
Net’s Role in Fighting Corruption Praised
He Guoqiang (贺国强), Politburo Standing Committee member and head of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, recently spoke about the utility
China ‘Steps Up U.S. Cyber-Spying’
A report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission states that the U.S. has been the target of Chinese cyber espionage, which China
Propaganda Department Bans Online Distribution of Obama Interview (With Photos)
During his trip to China, President Obama was interviewed by Southern Weekend in a very brief piece that had some trouble being distributed. An order
China’s Reverse Brain Drain
China is experiencing some reverse brain drain, by attracting Chinese scientists and mathematicians in the U.S. back to the mainland. From Business We
China Helps the Powerful in Namibia
From the New York Times: So far this year, the Beijing government has secretly awarded scholarships to study in China to the offspring of nine top off
China’s Official H1N1 Death Count Suspect
Currently, China has tallied 53 deaths due to the H1N1 flu. However, some medical experts have questioned that number. Zhong Nanshan, prominent Guangd
China’s Military Says Website had 2.3 Million Attacks
China’s Ministry of Defense website is reported to have been the victim of cyber attacks. From Reuters: A website set up by China’s Defens
