Monthly Archives: January 2010

China’s Lobbying Efforts Yield New Influence, Openness on Capitol Hill

January 10, 2010 5:58 PM

In the Washington Post, John Pomfret looks at how China’s soft power campaign is impacting the U.S. Congress: Although many Americans still view

China Cancels UK Human Rights Summit After Akmal Shaikh Execution

January 10, 2010 5:56 AM

From Telegraph: The UK-China Human Rights Dialogue is jointly organised by the Foreign Office and the Chinese Foreign Affairs ministry and has been ru

Thomas Friedman: Who’s Sleeping Now?

January 9, 2010 11:52 PM

Thomas Friedman takes a comparative look at American and Chinese green technology efforts in an opinion piece for the New York Times: Being in China r

From the Charm to the Offensive

January 9, 2010 11:23 PM

The look of China’s soft power has gradually changed, according to the Economist: [...] the message of harmony will ring hollow abroad if it is

For Expatriates in China, Creative Lives of Plenty

January 9, 2010 9:32 PM

The New York Times profiles five expatriate artists who have made China their creative home: Mr. Rolandi is one of many artists (five are profiled her

All Politics Are Local

January 9, 2010 9:29 PM

Newsweek explores why China was willing to ignore international condemnation in the recent execution of British man Akmail Shaikh and the arrest of di

China’s Secret Gambling Problem

January 9, 2010 10:00 AM

From Telegraph:Ma Honggang was once a legend in the secretive, twilight world of China’s high-stakes gamblers. Moving from city to city, he spent co

Liu Xiaobo: Vaclav Havel Confronts Chinese On Sentencing Of Dissident

January 9, 2010 9:50 AM

From Christian Science Monitor:Czech dissident playwright-president Vaclav Havel, a principal author of East Europe’s Charter 77, rang the door bell

Lancet Urges China To Tackle Scientific Fraud

January 9, 2010 9:42 AM

From BBC News: The British medical journal the Lancet has urged China’s authorities to do more to tackle scientific fraud. Recently, dozens of p

Activists Protest Against Costly Hong Kong-China Railway

January 9, 2010 4:51 AM

From AFP:Hundreds of Hong Kong activists surrounded government offices Friday to protest against an 8.6 billion-dollar railway that would connect th

Photo: Hongcun, by Brent Dey

January 9, 2010 12:39 AM

Hongcun, a village in Yixian county, Anhui province, by Brent Dey.

Uighur Man Stabbed to Death in South China: Report

January 8, 2010 9:44 PM

A Uighur man has been stabbed in Shenzhen, Reuters reports: The ethnic Uighur man was attacked by a Han Chinese man in a restau

China Tries a New Tack to Go Solar

January 8, 2010 8:59 PM

Though China is becoming a leader in renewable energy, its future solar power efforts may see some obstacles in the future. A look at what lies ahead

China, Nigeria Discuss Investment in Oil, Electricity

January 8, 2010 8:45 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Nigerian officials to discuss oil exports and other energy matters. From Bloomberg: Chinese Foreign Min

China Denounces U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan

January 8, 2010 8:23 PM

Xinhua reports on China’s condemnation of U.S. plans to sell Patriot missile equipment to Taiwan: China’s Defense Ministry on Friday expre

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