Monthly Archives: December 2009
Micro-blogs In China: Tweeting Through The ‘Great Firewall’
From CNN: A handful of homegrown micro-blogging sites emerged about the same time Twitter started to gain a small, yet steadily growing, share of Chinese
Liu Xiaobo Sentenced to Eleven Years (Updated with Photos)
Dissident Liu Xiaobo has been sentenced to 11 years on charges of subversion, AP reports: The sentencing of Liu Xiaobo comes despite international appeals
Photos: Christmas in Hangzhou, by Alexandra Moss
Christmas in Hangzhou, by Alexandra Moss
Doomed China Restaurant Hires Live-in Protester
The managers of a restaurant in Beijing marked for demolition have hired a man, Lu Daren, whom they advertised for on the internet, to protest the restaurant’s
Zhou Xisheng (周锡生): “China Has the Most Open Internet in the World”
In China, several political bodies are in charge of Internet content control. At the highest level, there is the Central Propaganda Department, which
Christopher Hayes: The Great Leap
From the Nation: There is no formal social contract that regulates the relationship between members of this ruling class and the people they rule, but
China To Deliver Promised Stimulus By End Of 2010
From Reuters: The Chinese government will deliver on its commitment to spend 1.18 trillion yuan ($173 billion) before the end of 2010, the core of the
Chinese Angered By ‘Interference’ In Dissident Trial
From BBC News: China has accused foreign diplomats of meddling in its internal affairs, after some were critical of the trial of prominent Chinese dissident
China’s Urbanisation Hits Migrant Workers
From Financial Times: Business is good for Yan Yingang. Gang’s Family Cooking, the small restaurant where he offers hearty meals from his home province o
China Cracks Down On ‘Indecent’ Song Lyrics: State Media
From AFP: A city in southwest China has ordered a crackdown on indecent and politically rebellious songs in karaoke parlours, demanding that tunes with
Customs Rejects Overseas Scholar’s Appeal For Held Books
From China Daily: An appeal by an overseas Chinese professor attempting to recover his books confiscated by customs upon his return trip from Hong Kong
The Next Wave From China
From Forbes: News that Ford Motor has agreed to terms with Zhejiang Geely for the Chinese carmaker to acquire its Volvo Cars division is the latest example
For American Workers in China, a Culture Clash
From New York Times: As more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs, more Chinese and Americans are working side by side. These cross-cultural partnerships,
China To Require Internet Domain Name Registration (Updated)
From Reuters: China has issued new Internet regulations, including what appears to be an effort to create a “whitelist” of approved websites
