Monthly Archives: January 2010
Ian Buruma: Battling the Information Barbarians
In the Wall Street Journal, Ian Buruma writes about Google vs. China and the history of information control in China: Thought control, in terms of imposing
Photo: A sign across the Taiwan Strait from Xiamen reads, “The Three Principles of the People will Unify China,” by JoeBorn
Photo: A sign across the Taiwan Strait from Xiamen reads, “The Three Principles of the People will Unify China,” by JoeBorn
Chinese Officials Visit Feng Zhenghu in Narita Airport, and Feng’s Public Reply
Google made global headlines for standing up to the Chinese government as a private company. In the Tokyo Narita airport, a 56-year-old Chinese citizen
Geremie R. Barmé: The Harmonious Evolution of Information in China
For China Beat, Geremie R. Barmé puts Hillary Clinton’s recent remarks about Internet freedom in a historical context: Hillary Clinton’s recent sp
China’s Zeal For ‘Avatar’ Crowds Out ‘Confucius’
Due to popular demand, Avatar is now back in Chinese cinemas, after plans to pull the film to make way for a state-sanctioned bio-epic on Confucius, the
US Announces $6B Arms Sale to Taiwan
President Obama has approved a new arms package for Taiwan, AP reports: In a move sure to aggravate China, the Obama administration announced on Friday
New Rules Seek to Ease China Property Disputes
Disputes over forced evictions as land gets sold for redevelopment have resulted in violent protests in recent years throughout China. New rules may give
Schmidt Says Google Aims to Put Pressure on China
In Davos, Google CEO Eric Schmidt explains Google’s position in China: “We love what China is doing as a country and its growth,” Schmidt said tod
Clinton Toughens Iran Message to China
Traveling in Europe this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pressuring China to endorse sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program, the New
Photo: A nomad near Xiahe cooks yak milk tea, by pmorgan
A nomad near Xiahe cooks yak milk tea, by pmorgan
Internal Document of the Domestic Security Department of the Public Security Bureau (Part III)
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China’s Next Leader Offers a Glimpse of the Future
Li Keqiang, who is widely expected to succeed Wen Jiabao as Premier, delivered a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The New York
Orville Schell: In China vs Google, Google Resembles a Country
Thomas Crampton interviewed Orville Schell, Director of the Asia Society’s Center on US China Relations, at the World Economic Forum in Davos about
Enough of the Big Picture
In Time, Jeffrey Wasserstrom critiques the spate of recent China books whose authors have two things in common: “a conviction that they know what
Course Correction
Newsweek reports on Beijing’s new approach toward Tibet, almost two years after deadly riots engulfed Lhasa: “…Though local riots looked
