Monthly Archives: January 2010
China Paints Google Issue as Not Political
An article in the New York Times looks at the Chinese government’s reaction to Google’s decision last week to no longer censor its Chinese
Tip Reveals Detained Lawyer Alive but Location Remains a Mystery
The Sydney Morning Herald has more details about the case of rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, whose whereabouts remain a mystery a year after he was detained: Fears
Geremie R. Barmé: China’s Promise
From the China Beat blog: On Christmas Day 2009, as a momentous year of anniversaries drew to an end, the Beijing authorities announced that Liu Xiaobo
China Teen Seen as Hero for Killing Local Official
A teenager who has been sentenced to death for killing a corrupt and violent local Party official has gained the support of villagers, with 20,000 people
Authority, Meet Technology: Will China’s Great Firewall Hold?
Slate Magazine and the New America Foundation held a roundtable discussion about China’s Great Firewall in the aftermath of Google’s recent
China to Scan Text Messages to Spot ‘Unhealthy Content’
Cell phone service providers have been asked to cancel service to anyone whose sends or receives messages with “unhealthy content,” the New
Kosuke Takahashi: Hatoyama to Nanjing, Hu to Hiroshima? The New Face of China-Japan Relations
From the Japan Focus: With the world economy’s center of gravity shifting from the West to the East, led by China’s rising economic and corresponding
Nobel Laureate Recipient Gao Xingjian (高行健): ‘China Has Not Changed, Neither Have I’
Author and Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian was interviewed by the BBC on the occasion of a symposium in honor of his 70th birthday. Listen to the interview
What Internet? For 20 Million in China, Email, International Calls Cut Off for 6 Months
The Canadian Press reports on the “Internet refugees” who flee Xinjiang in order to get online, since Internet connections in the region have
Google Hopes to Retain Business Unit in China
From the New York Times: Google has said it is prepared to shut down its local Chinese-language search engine, Google.cn, unless it is allowed to run it
Photo: Ethnic Jinuo women in Yunnan, by monkeyking
Ethnic Jinuo women in Yunnan, by monkeyking
China Jails Former Top Judge for Corruption
A former Supreme Court judge has been sentenced to life in prison for embezzlement and accepting bribes. AP reports: Huang Songyou, the court’s
China to Pull Back ‘Avatar’ for Domestic Film
The New York Times has more on the removal of Avatar from theaters in China: The film, which can be viewed in standard format or in 3-D, will be yanked
CDT Launches Social Bookmarking Project to Track Blocked Websites
Currently in China, hundreds of thousands of websites are blocked by the Great Firewall (GFW). To provide a picture of what is blocked, CDT is launching
China Says Google No Exception to the Law (Update2)
China’s Foreign Ministry has commented on the Google dispute, according to Reuters: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu pressed the company
