Monthly Archives: January 2010
Crusading Editor Fights New War on Censorship
The Independent looks at Hu Shuli’s new journalism venture after leaving Caijing: “What are our goals at Century Weekly? The answer is simple:
Photo: Flowers presented by Chinese netizens at Google’s Beijing headquarters, by René Vandergoten
Flowers presented by Chinese netizens at Google’s Beijing headquarters, by René Vandergoten
Google and China: A Round-Up of News and Opinions
News reports, opinions, blog posts, and tweets on the Google uproar in China are piling in fast and furiously. Here CDT will compile relevant links; this
“It’s Not Google that’s Withdrawing from China; It’s China that’s Withdrawing from the World” (Updated with Photos)
The twittersphere has exploded with the news of Google’s potential exit from the China market. CDT has translated selected tweets. Read all tweets
Photo: Chinese netizens lay flowers at the Google headquarters in Beijing
Chinese netizens lay flowers at the Google headquarters in Beijing
Xinjiang Security Funding Increased by 90 Percent
From China Daily: Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region government plans to increase its spending on public security by almost 90 percent this year compared
BBC Outlook: Interview with Ai Weiwei
The BBC program Outlook has posted an interview with Ai Weiwei about his work collecting names of students killed in the Sichuan earthquake, his art, and
E-Mail Breach Has Google Threatening to Leave China (Updated)
AP has details on the latest tensions between Google and China: The company disclosed in a blog post that it had detected a “highly sophisticated
Indians Detained in China for Diamond Smuggling
The Times of India reports that 21 Indian nationals, allegedly part of a diamond smuggling ring, have been detained in Shenzhen: Chinese media claim that
Coal Is Linked to Cancer in China Province
Nonsmoking women in one region of Yunnan Province die from lung cancer at a higher rate than anywhere else in the world. The New York Times reports: A
Half of China’s Moms-To-Be Have C-Sections
The Associated Press reports on a WHO survey that states half of Chinese pregnancies are delivered during C-sections: Rates of C-sections have reached
Wall Space: Interview with Rebecca Mackinnon
Last weekend, NPR’s On the Media interviewed Rebecca MacKinnon about the current state of Internet control in China. Listen here: : BOB GARFIELD:
China’s Number One Beggar Village
ChinaHush has translated an article from China Youth Daily about China’s infamous “beggar village” and includes photos from Netease which
On This Rare Map, China is the Center of the World
The Library of Congress is currently displaying a map of the world created by Matteo Ricci in 1602 for the Chinese emperor Wanli: “In olden days,
China’s ‘Black Jails’ Shove Complaints into the Dark
The Los Angeles Times tells the story of petitioner Shi Yaping and others like her who have been held in “black jails”: Shi arrived in Beijing
