Monthly Archives: December 2009
Qian Gang: What Does the Fate of Sun TV in China Tell Us?
In late November, television viewers found that they were no longer able to receive the broadcast signal from Sun TV. As Qian Gang writes for China Me
China Indicts Prominent Dissident
The New York Times has more details on the indictment of activist Liu Xiaobo, co-author of Charter 08, on charges of subversion:The authorities disc
Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Transforms the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
From Artdaily.org: As of December 10 the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion will be the object of an intervention that reflects on the use of buildings and ou
Global Warming Talks Spark Friction between US and China
The war of words between Chinese and U.S. negotiators at the Copenhagen climate change conference continues. From the Christian Science Monitor:Perh
Slideshow: Min Qin Farmers’ Last Fight Against the Desert, by René Vandergoten
French journalist René Vandergoten has shared with CDT his photographs from a recent trip to northwestern China, which beautifully depict the struggle
A Private Chinese Firm in Africa
The Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time blog looks at the smaller private Chinese firms which are setting up shop across Africa, with less med
BBC Video: China’s Digital Revolution – Xiao Qiang (萧强) Interview
From BBC: Xiao Qiang (萧强) is adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the Founder and
Liu Jiakun (刘家琨): Hu Huishan Memorial
Sichuan architect Liu Jiakun has constructed a memorial for Hu Huishan, a 15-year-old student who died in the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Details
China in Copenhagen Day 4
The Green Leap Forward blog looks at the day’s events at the Copenhagen climate change conference, with negotiations continuing over an alternat
Photo: Shanghai Construction Worker
Shanghai construction worker, via not.unique.
Chinese Car Market Overtakes that of United States
According to J.D. Power and Associates, China’s car market has overtaken the U.S. car market in sales. From Elaine Kurtenbach and Dee-Ann Durbi
China Detains Three In New Toxic Milk Scare (Updated)
A toxic milk scare was thwarted after 3 were detained for selling over 5 tons of milk powder tainted with melamine. From Ben Blanchard for Reuters, vi
Beijing’s Repression Remains Ruthless
A year after the release of Charter 08 and the arrest of one of its writers, Liu Xiaobo, the Financial Times looks at the current situation of dissent
Woeser: “On Changing China’s Ethnic Policy”
ChinaGeeks translates a recent post from Tibetan writer and blogger Woeser in which she discusses imprisoned Uighur academic Ilham Toxti [also spelled
Wang Xiaodong (王小东): It’s Up to the West to Face Why China is Unhappy
A book released earlier this year, called Unhappy China: The Great Time, Grand Vision and Our Challenges (中国不高兴：大时代，大目标及我们的内忧外患), offered a pointed na
