Monthly Archives: January 2010
Chinese Internet Search Firm Baidu Looks Forward to Life after Google
The Washington Post profiles Baidu and the company’s future in the wake of Google’s potential departure from the China market: Now investors
The Times: Chinese Whispers
The Times has an editorial about China’s “inaction” in helping curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions: China’s role in the six-power g
Photo: A woman sells shoes on a street in Shanghai, by Tom Spender
A woman sells shoes on a street in Shanghai, by Tom Spender
Exactly How Much Have Officials Swindled out of China?
For China Media Project, Qian Gang analyzes recent news reports about vast amounts of money allegedly taken out of the country by corrupt officials: A
Music Video: “My Brother’s at the Bare Bottom” (我哥在光腚)
The Orwellian control efforts of Chinese Internet censors have not only generated an attention-getting pushback from Google, but on the heavily policed
China Censors to Pull Avatar From Screens
From the Times Online: Here is the choice: a blockbuster involving noble aliens, evil humans and stunning effects that is breaking cinematic records all
Gideon Rachman: Why America and China will Clash
From the Financial Times: Google’s decision to confront the Chinese government is an early sign that the Americans are getting fed up with dealing with C
China Confirms Eight Nationals Dead in Haiti Earthquake
Eight Chinese nationals were killed during the earthquake that struck Haiti, including four members of a UN peace keeping mission: Xinhua said four of
China’s Alibaba Slams Yahoo! Over Google Support
From the Times of India: China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba on Sunday condemned as “reckless” its partner Yahoo!’s support of Google,
Foreign Journalists in Beijing Hit by E-Mail Hackers
From the NYT: At least two foreign journalists living in Beijing have had their Google e-mail accounts hacked, a journalists’ advocacy group in China s
China at Odds With Future in Internet Fight
From the New York Times: By publicly challenging China’s censorship, Google has stirred up the debate over the government’s claim that constraints on
Daniel Gross: China’s Silicon Ceiling
From Newsweek: Much of China’s extraordinary development has been based on moving peasants into manufacturing. The key to future job growth, says
Earthquake in China Kills 7 People
AP reports: Landslides triggered by a small earthquake in southern China killed at least seven people and left one person missing over the weekend, local
Baidu’s CTO Yinan Li Resigns
People’s Daily reports that Li Yinan, the Chief Technology Officer of Baidu, has resigned, ten days after the resignation of the company’s
Han Han (韩寒) on Google, Internet and China: I am Just Speculating
Han Han has spoken out on the issue of Google. His latest blogpost: “I am Just Speculating” is on this very topic. Roland Soong has translated
