Monthly Archives: December 2009
Pensioner Indicated Over China Spy Scandal
The Local (Sweden) reports that a man who had come to Sweden as a political refugee and who is now a Swedish citizen has been arrested for gathering i
Cobalt-60 Front Page Story Removed from Southern Metropolis Daily
Danwei looks at a report that was taken off the front page of Southern Metropolis Daily about an accident that exposed radioactive Cobalt-60 for 48 da
China’s Urban Art Shows off Skyscraping Ambition
The Guardian reports on Shenzhen’s third annual architecture biennale:The biennale, now in its third edition, is a government-sponsored attemp
Liang Jing (梁京): Global Climate Change, Humanity’s Predicament and China’s Opportunity
Thanks to David Kelly, Professor of China Studies, China Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, for translating the following opinion piece
Photo: Boats on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, by Cassiopée A
Boats on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, by Cassiopée A
New Gas Pipeline From Central Asia Feeds China
The New York Times has more about the new gas pipeline running from Turkmenistan to Xinjiang, which President Hu Jintao officially opened this week:
China and U.S. Hit Strident Impasse at Climate Talks
The New York Times reports on the impasse between the U.S. and China over monitoring and compliance of any any treaty:Chinese negotiators have said
The China Bubble
In Forbes, Gady Epstein writes that “a fast-growing pile of dicey debt” is responsible for China’s surging economy, but the bubble m
Veteran Hong Kong Journalist, Once Jailed, Calls it Quits
Ching Cheong, Hong Kong-based correspondent for Straits Times, is retiring to write a book about his career, including the three years he spent in Chi
Evan Osnos: Green Giant
From the New Yorker: China is so big—and is growing so fast—that in 2006 it passed the United States to become the world’s largest producer of greenho
Suo Huijun (索慧君): Why Is the Chinese Government Blocking Chinese Wikipedia?
Suo Huijun (索慧君) is a masters student in the New Media Center, School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University. She recently published
Woman Executed in China over Child Prostitution
From AFP:Zhao Qingmei was put to death in Guizhou province “in recent days” after her final appeal was rejected, the Guizhou Daily repor
Photo: A Jinuo minority wedding party in Yunnan, by monkeyking
A Jinuo minority wedding party in Yunnan, by monkeyking
Man Accused of Killing 12 People Captured in China
An update on the mass killing yesterday in Hunan, from AP:The official Xinhua News Agency says Liu Aibing, 34, was apprehended Sunday in Gaoming tow
China’s Changing Views on Race
The New York Times has run an online forum about race in China, featuring Yan Sun, political scientist, Ho-fung Hung, historical sociologist, Zai Lian
