Daily Archives: February 5, 2010

China Warns Locals to Settle Migrant Pay Disputes

February 5, 2010 9:56 PM

The central government has warned local officials that they need to settle disputes with migrant workers over unpaid wages before the Lunar New Year holiday,

Liang Jing (梁京): From Ruling by Rhetoric to Ruling by Secret Police

February 5, 2010 9:44 PM

Thanks to David Kelly, Professor of China Studies, China Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, for translating the following opinion piece

Giant Panda Tai Shan Lands Corporate Sponsorship from Chinese Automaker

February 5, 2010 9:28 PM

To follow-up on yesterday’s farewell to the beloved panda Taishan from the National Zoo in Washington, today he landed in China, and landed a corporate

What Are Li Zhuang and the Chongqing Government Up to?

February 5, 2010 3:22 PM

On Inside-Out China, Xujun Eberlain comments on the confusing case of lawyer Li Zhuang who has been convicted of fabricating evidence in the Chongqing

China is Aiming at America’s Soft Underbelly: the Internet

February 5, 2010 3:13 PM

The Christian Science Monitor interviews Mike McConnell, former director of National Intelligence, the authority over all US intelligence agencies, and

Chicken Parts Join Menu of U.S.-China Disputes

February 5, 2010 3:08 PM

The Chinese government has announced that it will impose anti-dumping duties on chicken parts from the U.S. From Reuters:The Chinese Commerce Ministry’s

US in Line of Fire as China Toughens up Foreign Policy

February 5, 2010 2:50 PM

The Guardian reports on comments made by Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at a conference in Germany:The country’s foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, threatened

Photo: A broom maker in Anji, Zhejiang, by Portrait of an LBX

February 5, 2010 10:38 AM

A broom maker in Anji, Zhejiang, by Portrait of an LBX