Monthly Archives: February 2010
Student Blogger: A Brief Story About My “Tea” at School on June 4th of Last Year
“Drinking Tea” (??) is now a common vocabulary in online political discourse. It refers to the widespread practices by DSD police or other
Jonathan Yardley reviews “Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory” by Peter Hessler
The Washington Post reviews Peter Hessler’s new book, Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory, starting with a section about
China PLA Officer Urges Challenging U.S. Dominance
A new book by a senior PLA officer calls on China to overtake the U.S. and the “global champion,” Reuters reports: The call for China to abandon
Photo: Celebrating Lantern Festival in Haikou, Hainan, by low.lighting
Celebrating Lantern Festival in Haikou, Hainan, by low.lighting
China Urges Checks After Deadly Fireworks Blast
An accident from fireworks has killed 21 people and injured 48 in Puning, Guangdong on the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday. From AP: The State
Nine Young Chinese Entrepreneurs To Watch
Forbes has profiles of the nine young entrepreneurs to watch: By 2015 there will be 500 million people under age 30 in China–roughly the population
China Risking Property Bubble with Prices Rising 20pc a Month
The Telegraph reports on China’s property market: The sight of a “real” alpine village rising from the grimy industrial suburbs of Huairou
Wen Engages Web Users in Rare Chat
Premier Wen Jiabao held an online chat with netizens yesterday. The Wall Street Journal reports: Mr. Wen’s exchange with Internet users Saturday
Newly Created English Vocabulary with Chinese Characteristics
The China Economy Observations blog has a list of created vocabulary works relevant to China that play on English words. For example: Freedamn 自由 n.
Rural People “Blackmail” the Government
ChinaGeeks translates a post by Wan Xiaodao: The Cangzhou, Hebei peasant Chen Tongmei repeatedly traveled to the capital to seek an audience with higher-ups
My Dear Husband Liu Xiaobo, the Writer China Has Put Behind Bars
The Guardian has a lengthy interview with Liu Xia, the wife of imprisoned writer Liu Xiaobo: “I’m not so interested in politics and I don’t
In China, Wal-Mart Presses Suppliers on Labor, Environmental Standards
Wal-Mart, one of China’s biggest customers, has asked its thousands of suppliers to tighten their environmental standards. From the Washington Post: Wal-Mart
China Insider Sees Revolution Brewing
John Garnaut in the Sydney Morning Herald reports on a recent speech by director of social issues research at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’
Michael Pettis: China is Misread by Bulls and Bears Alike
Finance professor Michael Pettis writes in the Financial Times: It is easy to get over-excited about China. When bulls aren’t predicting near infinite-growth an
Photo: A lion dance welcomes the new year at a factory, by dcmaster
A lion dance welcomes the new year at a factory, by dcmaster
