Monthly Archives: December 2009
Photo: Holiday lights in the Zhabei district, Shanghai, by Jakob Montrasio
Holiday lights in the Zhabei district, Shanghai, by Jakob Montrasio
Chinese Border Town Emerges As New Front Line In Fight Against Human Trafficking
From Washington Post: This booming little border town in China’s southwestern Yunnan province, where the economic prosperity of China is separated
China Redirects Trillions Of Gallons Of Water To Arid North
From Telegraph: Surveying the rubble of their recently demolished village, the huddle of Chinese peasant-farmers is in an openly mutinous mood, their
Direct Selling Flourishes in China
From New York Times: Roughly 28,000 young women crowded into the Dragon Sports Arena here for a three-day gathering in September hosted by Mary Kay Cosmetics. The
China Unveils ‘World’s Fastest Train Link’
From AFP: China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world — a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and
Taiwan Leaders Must Push for Liu Xiaobo’s Freedom
From eTaiwanNews: During a five-day visit which ends today, the chief negotiator on cross-strait relations for the authoritarian People’s Republic
China Raises GDP Growth Estimates, Narrowing Gap With Japan
From Bloomberg: China raised its 2008 growth estimate to 9.6 percent from 9 percent and said this year’s quarterly figures will increase, narrowing t
China State-linked Microblog Service Hacked at Launch (Updated with Screenshots)
From PCWorld: A Twitter-style service offered by a government-linked news site in China was hacked and has since gone offline, according to screenshots
China Cracks Down On Online Games: Report
From AFP: China has placed more than 4.65 million computers at some 80,000 Internet cafes under watch in a bid to crack down on violent or pornographic
Photo: Snow Grass-Mud Horse
Praying to the Snow Grass-Mud Horse, from flickr.
China Trade Surplus to Fall 19% on Imports Surge
From Bloomberg: China’s trade surplus may slide 19 percent in 2010 as imports surge because of growing domestic demand, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch
Supporting Chinese Christians
From guardian.co.uk: “Before there was persecution. Now there is pressure” said an elder from Beijing’s Shouwang church in private conversation
Auto Sales In Rural Markets Boost China To No. 1
From AP: Minivan salesman Zhu Yi has a problem that most auto dealers elsewhere would happily swap for their own — he doesn’t have enough vehicles t
Chinese Court Sentences 5 to Death in Xinjiang Mayhem
From New York Times: A Chinese court has handed down death sentences for five people convicted of participating in the ethnic violence in July that killed
China Tycoon Huang Investigated For New Crimes
From Reuters: Huang Guangyu, once China’s richest man before falling from grace for alleged stock market manipulation, is being investigated on suspicion
