Monthly Archives: January 2010
The Chinese Internet Century
An article in Foreign Policy looks at the future of a “permanently fractured web,” split between “two competing visions of the Internet:
Video: “网瘾战争 War of Internet Addiction” (Updated)
DigiCha has posted links to YouTube videos, now with English subtitles, mocking government efforts to crackdown on gaming (Videos embedded below). DigiCha
Didi Kirsten Tatlow: Education as a Path to Conformity
In the New York Times, Didi Kirsten Tatlow writes about the effects of an education system in China that doesn’t encourage creative thinking: The
Han Han: Watching Confucius
On chinaSMACK, Charles Custer translates Han Han’s review of the epic Confucius: Forgetting about all the political factors and watching the movie
Roger Cohen: A Woman Burns
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen visited Chengdu and met with Tang Huiqin, the older sister of Tang Fuzhen, who set herself on fire to protest the
China Leads Better-Than-Expected Global Recovery
A 10% growth rate in China is helping fuel a global economic recovery, though developed economies such as the U.S. will recover more slowly, the IMF says.
People’s Daily Published an Open Letter to U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
While many netizens have expressed their outrage at the recent anti-vulgarity campaign, tightening controls over online gaming, and the Great Firewall
In Digital Combat, U.S. Finds No Easy Deterrent
As Google is negotiating with the Chinese government to keep parts of its business active in China, the New York Times continues its series on cybersecurity
Photo: Winter in Beijing, by PeacePlusOne
Winter in Beijing, by PeacePlusOne
Hung Huang: China’s Soft Power Army
On cnreviews, Charles Custer of ChinaGeeks translates a blog post by Hung Huang, in which she responds to an academic’s comments about China’s
China’s Super-rich Look for Love Online
China’s wealthy men are going all out to find the woman of their dreams, paying up to $44,000 to join an exclusive online dating site, CNN reports: The
US Oil Industry Hit by Cyberattacks: Was China Involved?
The Christian Science Monitor reports that three major U.S. oil companies were victims of previously unreported cyber attacks that may have been staged
China Scientists Lead World in Research Growth
From the Financial Times: China has experienced the strongest growth in scientific research over the past three decades of any country, according to figures
In Japan, U.S. Losing Diplomatic Ground to China
From the New York Times: When Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited Japan’s new leaders in October, not long after their historic election, he pressed s
Bank of China to Sell up to $5.8 Billion in Bonds
Beijing is taking new measures to rein in inflation and overheating in the economy, Business Week reports: Bank of China plans to sell up to 40 billion
