Monthly Archives: December 2009
China Says 5,394 Arrested In Internet Porn Crackdown
From Reuters: Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that
Jerome A. Cohen: China’s Hollow ‘Rule Of Law’
Written by Professor Jerome A. Cohen, co-director of the NYU School of Law’s U.S.-Asia Law Institute and adjunct senior fellow for Asia at the Council
Slideshow: CDT’s Year in Review 2009
CDT’s 2009 in Review (Click slides for more info)
Writers Rally for Jailed Chinese Dissident
Several well-known writers, including Don DeLillo, E.L. Doctorow, Edward Albee and A.M. Holmes, gathered in the snow in New York to offer tribute to imprisoned
China Daily: Top Ten Crackdowns of 2009
The endless collection of year-end Top Ten lists includes an unexpected one from China Daily: Top 10 Crackdowns 2009: The Chinese government has good
Looking Back on China’s Media in 2009
China Media Project discusses and translates sections of a piece in Journalist Monthly which reviews China’s top media stories of 2009: Earlier
Video: Wu Tong (吴彤) and Yo Yo Ma Perform Yanzi (燕子)
Vocalist Wu Tong has a diverse musical background, from his start as a vocalist for the Beijing rock band 轮回 (Again) to his current gig singing with Yo-
Chinese Businesses Resist Eviction by Developers
From New York Times: The job advertisement, placed on a popular Web site, sounded like a casting call for a superhero. “Wanted: Someone with a strong s
Chinese Muslim Region Adopts Law On National Unity
From AP: The government of a restive Chinese Muslim region rocked recently by ethnic strife said Thursday it has adopted what appeared to be a sweeping
China Jails Senior Tibetan Lama For 8 1/2 Years
From AP: China has sentenced a respected Tibetan lama to 8 1/2 years in jail for illegal land occupation and ammunition possession, possibly the first
China Is Losing a War Over Internet
Loretta Chao and Jason Dean reports on the Wall Street Journal: These appear to be dark days for the Internet in China. Four months into a crusade against
Jiang Qiping (姜奇平)：How the Government Decided to Bring the Internet to China
While 2009 has undoubtedly been the harshest year yet for Internet control in China, it is interesting to read the following unofficial account of how
Video: Human Rights in Beijing Winter
This video, set to the strains of Auld Lang Syne, pays tribute to political prisoners and human rights activists in China, and is being actively circulated
Reactions to Execution of Akmal Shaikh; Four More Foreigners May Face Same Fate
An opinion piece from Australia’s ABC News looks at global reactions to China’s execution of British citizen Akmal Shaikh: As they engage
Photo: A monk cleans cups at Wenshu Temple, Chengdu, by Jeremy 白杰瑞
A monk cleans cups at Wenshu Temple, Chengdu, by Jeremy ???
