Monthly Archives: December 2009
Minxin Pei: Why China Won’t Rule the World
Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, doubts the experts who have called this the Chinese century. F
Dozens of Tibetan Protesters Arrested in Southwestern China
Dozens of people protesting the imprisonment of a Buddhist monk in Yajiang, Sichuan were arrested today. VOA reports: China has reportedly increased security
China Rises and Reshapes the World With Olympics
AP summarizes the global impact of China’s rise: For China, that’s what made this decade different from the others. It was a time when the
Showcase: Shifting Sands
The New York Times Lens blog has posted a slideshow of desertification in China: [Sean] Gallagher traveled to the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northern
Why the Best Legacy of Copenhagen Could Be a Stronger China
Alex Pasternack writes on TreeHugger that the success or failure of the Copenhagen climate change conference depends on China: The crucial role that China
Nobel Literature Winner Urges Tough Stand on China
Louise Nordstrom reports for Associated Press, via SFGate.com: The 2009 Nobel literature prize winner, Herta Mueller, on Tuesday urged Western countries
Video: Danwei: China Blogger Conference 2009
Danwei has produced a video from the 5th annual Chinese blogger conference, held in November in Lianzhou, Guangdong, which includes interviews with bloggers
China’s Rise Named Decade’s Most Read News Story
China is officially the story of the decade, according to research by Global Language Monitor. Reuters reports: The Global Language Monitor, which uses
Nicholas Bequelin: The Limits of the Party’s Adaptation
Nicholas Bequelin, senior Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch, writes in the Far Eastern Economic Review: The CCP’s success in both modernizing
Photo: A train passes a school girl in Huaihua, Hunan, by citizenoftheworld
A train passes a school girl in Huaihua, Hunan, by citizenoftheworld
8 Students Dead, 26 Injured in Trampling
Chinese media are reporting that eight students have been killed in a stampede in a school in Hunan. Few details are available. From China Daily: Eight
China Focuses on Boosting Rural Demand
The Financial Times reports: China will take steps next year to boost rural demand while trying to curb overcapacity in numerous industrial sectors, the
Perry Link: Copenhagen: China’s Oppressive Climate
On the New York Review of Books blog, Perry Link writes about the intersection of global warming, environmental activism and human rights in China: Nearly
Europe: U.S., China Must Match Climate Change Goals (Updated)
With the Copenhagen climate change conference now underway, CNN looks at European calls for China and the U.S. to deliver in terms of carbon emissions
Wife of Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo Losing Hope for His Release
Liu Xia, wife of Charter 08 co-author Liu Xiaobo, tells the Guardian that she fears he will be given a long sentence: “I am not optimistic … Personally I
