Monthly Archives: December 2009
Chinese Pirates Release Ubuntu-Based “Windows XP”
From IT ProPortal: With Microsoft cranking up its effort to reduce the use of pirated Windows operating systems in China, a group of Chinese software pirates
PetroChina Buys Oil Sands Project
From Fort McMurray Today (Canada): China’s biggest oil company is on its way to the oilsands region. In a statement released yesterday, Minister
Chinese Editor Hu Shuli Takes Over News Magazine
From guardian.co.uk: One of China’s most independent editors today announced that she had taken the reins at a prominent general news magazine two
China’s Anti-money Laundering Strategy Launched
From China Daily: China’s first anti-money laundering strategy was released today by the Central Bank and anti-money laundering departments, chinanews.cn
Will The China Property Bubble Pop?
From CNN: When Crystal Zhang decided to buy a house last August, it seemed like a no-brainer. For years, she had been spending a big chunk of her salary
Chinese Admiral Floats Idea Of Overseas Naval Bases
From Reuters: A Chinese rear admiral has urged the nation to set up navy supply bases overseas in an interview posted on the Ministry of Defense website
Apple Censors Dalai Lama IPhone Apps in China
From PCWorld: Apple appears to have blocked iPhone applications related to the Dalai Lama in its China App Store, making it the latest U.S. technology
CPC At All Levels To Have Spokesperson
From China Daily: China will accelerate efforts to establish next year a spokesperson system at all organizational levels of the Communist Party of China
China Willing to Spend Big on Afghan Commerce
The New York Times reports on China’s efforts to extract copper from Afghan mines, “by far the largest foreign investment project in war-torn
Cui Weiping Tweets Elite Views On Liu Xiaobo
From Global Voices: Charter 08 has been around for just over a year, reportedly gathered more than 10,000 signatures, and Liu Xiaobo, one of its founders,
China To Lift Ban On Hepatitis B Carriers In Study, Work
From Xinhua: China is set to issue regulations to remove hepatitis B check from physical examination for school entrance and work, according to the Ministry
Wei Jingsheng: President Obama, Push Back on China
Written by Wei Jingsheng, one of China’s prominent dissidents, from New York Times: Last week, a moderate reformist in China, Liu Xiaobo, was sentenced
China To Lift Internet, Phone Bans In Xinjiang: State Media
From AFP: China plans to restore online access and lift a ban on text messages and international calls in Xinjiang, state media said Tuesday, months after
China Executes Briton Akmal Shaikh Despite Appeals for Mercy
British citizen Akmal Shaikh was executed by Chinese authorities yesterday for smuggling heroin. As reported earlier on CDT, the case was regarded as controversial
Chinese Police “Cross Hong Kong Border To Arrest Activists”
From dpa: The Hong Kong government was Tuesday being pressed to investigate claims that plain-clothes Chinese police dragged activists and journalists
