Monthly Archives: November 2009
Zhao Lianhai, Advocate for Sanlu Victims, Held
Zhao Lianhai, administrator of the website “Home for the Kidney Stone Babies” created after the melamine controversy in Fall 2008, was recently
Tao Weishuo (陶韡烁) Defends his Statement: “All Chinese People Have Internet Freedom”
Following President Obama’s townhall meeting with students in Shanghai, during which Obama spoke out against Internet censorship, a student participant
Photos: Guards in front of the Forbidden City in Beijing, by Zhao Hua Xi Shi
Guards in front of the Forbidden City in Beijing, by Zhao Hua Xi Shi
Isaac Mao: Obama Takes on the China Firewall
Isaac Mao, a Shanghai based social entrepreneur, blogger, software architect and fellow of Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Law School of Harvard
Chinese Writer Su Tong Wins Asia’s Top Literary Prize
Writer Su Tong won the Man Asian Literary Prize in Hong Kong for his book about a disgraced Communist official. Su is most famous for writing Wives and
U.S., China List Joint Clean Energy Plans
During President Obama’s visit to China, the two countries have agreed on ways to increase cooperation in developing green technology. From UPI: First,
In New York: Contemporary Heroes from China’s Music Scene
For Danwei, Nick Frisch reviews two recent Chinese music events in New York in recent weeks: A show by indie bands PK14 and Carsick Cars, and a festival
Li Xiaorong: Speaking of Human Rights
Li Xiaorong, a research scholar at the Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park, who does consultant work for
Obama Trip Shows Gaps on Issues as Role of China Grows
The New York Times on meetings between Presidents Obama and Hu in Beijing yesterday: Some analysts said the news conference at noon was notable more for
Photo: The Chinese Honor Guard Greets Air Force One in Beijing, by talkradionews
The Chinese Honor Guard Greets Air Force One in Beijing, by talkradionews
Should Obama Expect a Gift from China on Iran?
On the New Yorker blog, Evan Osnos interviews Shi Yinhong, director of the Center for American Studies at Renmin University, in Beijing about U.S.- China
David Yun: President Obama’s Town Hall in Shanghai Broadcast to Global Audience on ConnectSolutions Podium
How did the U.S. State Department get the word out about Obama’s town hall meeting in Shanghai? Read the technical team’s account here: On
American Expats: Take China Seriously, Educate U.S. Workers
From Mcclatchydc.com: Stacy Kwinn and Gregory Perez and Kris Konopka and Justin Denney — two American expat couples who are friends — got together the
Paul Collier: History is Repeated as Tragedy in the New Scramble for Africa
Paul Collier, director for the study of African economies at Oxford University, writes in the Independent: For the past few months Guinea has been ruled
Landslide Buries about 20 in Northern China
Reuters reports that a landslide in Shanxi has killed twenty people from the same village: The “massive landslide” hit in Zhongyang county
