Monthly Archives: December 2009
China’s Family Planning Goes Awry
China’s one-child policy has had major consequences for Chinese society. For the final issue of the Far Eastern Economics Review (FEER), Nicholas
Taiwan, China to Hold Free-Trade Talks
Next week, Taiwanese and Chinese leaders will convene to discuss the possibility of a future free-trade agreement between the two regions. From Reuters: Negotiator
Cambodia to Expel Uighur Asylum-Seekers from China (Updated)
The group of 22 Uighurs who escaped to Cambodia will be deported. News of their deportation follows reports that China disputed the United Nations’
Liu Hongbo (刘洪波): Open Information Should Not be Government-Managed
At China Elections and Governance, Jennifer Grace Smith translates a piece from Liu Hongbo on the lack of government information disclosure in the wake
Photo: Pollution and Power Lines
Air pollution in northern China, via Adam Cohn.
Chinese Proposal to Meter Internet Traffic
The BBC reports that the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the UN Internet standards body, is considering a proposal from China to meter all
Jonathan Mirsky: Words on Trial in Beijing
In the New York Times, Jonathan Mirksy writes about the arrest of Liu Xiaobo and freedom of expression in China: Beijing does not engage in arguments.
Obama Presses China on Rules for Monitoring Emissions Cuts (Updated)
The New York Times reports on President Obama’s speech at the Copenhagen climate change conference and efforts to reach consensus before the meetings
Zhu Feng (朱锋): The Current International Situation and Our Country’s Foreign Policy
In China, several political bodies are in charge of Internet content control. At the highest level, there is the Central Propaganda Department, which
Photo: Chongqing Demolition
A Chongqing building marked for demolition (?), from giggle1025.
Chinese Man Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Eviction
Xi Xinzhu, a Beijing resident, set himself on fire after protesting the demolition of his home. Earlier this month, CDT also reported the death of Tang
American Engineer Detained for Year in China
Hu Zhicheng, an American automotive engineer, has been held for over one year in China on charges of violating trade secrets. From David Barboza of the
Isaac Mao (毛向辉): China: Hope in Dialogue
Isaac Mao is one of China’s best-known bloggers and the organizer of the Chinese Bloggers’ Conference, which first took place in Shanghai in 2005. M
China’s Campaign to Reclaim Cultural Relics
A team of Chinese cultural experts has been traveling to museums throughout the U.S. in search of items removed from the Old Summer Palace by British and
Climate: Does the World Need a China-US Deal?
With the Copenhagen climate change conference wrapping up in a couple of days, there may yet be progress on a deal between the U.S. and China, which has
