Monthly Archives: January 2010
China’s Lobbying Efforts Yield New Influence, Openness on Capitol Hill
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
From Telegraph: The UK-China Human Rights Dialogue is jointly organised by the Foreign Office and the Chinese Foreign Affairs ministry and has been running
Thomas Friedman: Who’s Sleeping Now?
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 right
From the Charm to the Offensive
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 secured
For Expatriates in China, Creative Lives of Plenty
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 here)
All Politics Are Local
Newsweek explores why China was willing to ignore international condemnation in the recent execution of British man Akmail Shaikh and the arrest of dissident
China’s Secret Gambling Problem
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 countless n
Liu Xiaobo: Vaclav Havel Confronts Chinese On Sentencing Of Dissident
From Christian Science Monitor: Czech dissident playwright-president Vaclav Havel, a principal author of East Europe’s Charter 77, rang the door bell a
Lancet Urges China To Tackle Scientific Fraud
From BBC News: The British medical journal the Lancet has urged China’s authorities to do more to tackle scientific fraud. Recently, dozens of papers
Activists Protest Against Costly Hong Kong-China Railway
From AFP: Hundreds of Hong Kong activists surrounded government offices Friday to protest against an 8.6 billion-dollar railway that would connect the
Photo: Hongcun, by Brent Dey
Hongcun, a village in Yixian county, Anhui province, by Brent Dey.
Uighur Man Stabbed to Death in South China: Report
A Uighur man has been stabbed in Shenzhen, Reuters reports: The ethnic Uighur man was attacked by a Han Chinese man in a restaurant
China Tries a New Tack to Go Solar
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 for
China, Nigeria Discuss Investment in Oil, Electricity
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Nigerian officials to discuss oil exports and other energy matters. From Bloomberg: Chinese Foreign Minister
China Denounces U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan
Xinhua reports on China’s condemnation of U.S. plans to sell Patriot missile equipment to Taiwan: China’s Defense Ministry on Friday expressed
