Monthly Archives: January 2010
Beijing to Close Thousands of Lobbying Offices
Outlook Magazine reports that Beijing is closing thousands of representative offices from local regions that conduct lobbying in the capital. AP reports: Liaison
Dalai Lama’s Envoys Head to China
Representatives for the Dalai Lama will travel to China this week for the first such visit in 15 months to continue negotiations. From the Financial Times: The
Bill Gates Says Internet Needs to Thrive in China (Updated)
In an interview with Good Morning America, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates talked about Google and Internet censorship in China: Asked in an interview
Robert J. Samuelson: China’s $2.4 Trillion Grip on the Global Economy
Columnist Robert J. Samuelson writes in the Washington Post: China disclosed the other day that its foreign exchange reserves had increased to about $2.4
Photo: Homes in Zhejiang, by Portrait of an LBX
Homes in Zhejiang, by Portrait of an LBX
China Casts Nervous Eye at Erstwhile Ally Myanmar
Reuters takes a look at the complex relationship between China and Burma (aka Myanmar): …Behind the bonhomie and poems of friendship, China’s
Chinese Premier’s Son Eyes $1 Billion Fund for China Deals
Reuters reports on the latest initiative by Wen Yunsong, also known as Winston Wen, Premier Wen Jiabao’s son, though details are scarce: New Horizon
Melamine Discovered in New Milk Products
People’s Daily reports that melamine-tainted products have been found on the shelves in Guizhou: Three companies have been found selling milk products
Communist Party Officials Criticize Liu Xiaobo Conviction
Four Party officials, Hu Jiwei, Li Pu, Dai Huang and He Fang, have written an open letter to protest the incarceration of Liu Xiaobo: Four senior Communist
A Family in China Made Babies their Business
Continuing their investigation into the orphanage and adoption industry in China, the Los Angeles Times interviews a family in Hunan who ran a lucrative
Campaign to Boost Cycling in Beijing
From The Guardian: After wrestling for years with Beijing’s appalling traffic and pollution problems, city planners have come up with a distinctly
China Worried Dalai Lama Might Seek Indian Citizenship
From the Times of India: The state-run China Tibet Information Centre has said that the Dalai Lama’s recent statement describing himself as “son
A Chinatown in Algiers? It’s All About Oil
From the SF Gate:
Sim Chi Yin: Up Against the ‘Great Firewall’
From the The Malaysian Insider, (via Wandering China blog): Each time Web portal executive Li (not his real name) receives an e-mail from his political
China Inflation May Exceed 5%, Credit Suisse Says
From Bloomberg News: China’s inflation rate may accelerate to more than 5 percent by the end of the year, as government measures to cool lending will h