Daily Archives: February 9, 2010
Nanjing by the Numbers
In Foreign Policy, Kate Merkel-Hess and Jeffrey Wasserstrom write about a new joint report from the governments of China and Japan about the Nanjing Massacre
Photo: Rice fields in Yunnan, by eviltomthai
Rice fields in Yunnan, by eviltomthai
Video Satire: Hu Ge’s (胡戈) Animal World: The Apartment Dweller, Starring Han Han (韩寒)
Satirist Hu Ge?producer of hugely popular videos mocking CCTV and filmmaker Chen Kaige, has struck again with another viral hit. This one, a critique of
Kelley Currie: What Bearing Witness Means: Liu Xiaobo Edition
From the Weekly Standard: On Christmas Day 2009, the Chinese regime sentenced writer and dissident Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for “incitement
China’s Year of the (Endangered) Tiger
Illegal hunting and habitat loss has reduced the number of wild tigers in China to fewer than 50. From The Star:China ushers in the Year of the Tiger
Chinese Farms Cause More Pollution than Factories, Says Official Survey
The first Chinese census on pollution has revealed that fertilizers and pesticides, and not smokestacks, are the country’s biggest sources of water
Lawyer in China Mob Trial Gets 1 1/2 Years on Appeal
Lawyer Li Zhuang has had his sentence reduced to one and a half years on appeal. From AP:The lawyer for an alleged mob boss in southwest China was given
China’s CIC Gives Breakdown of U.S. Equity Stakes
As CDT posted earlier, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from the China Investment Corp details $9.63 billion of equity holdings
Chinese Police Admit Enormous Number of Spies
The Telegraph follows up on the Xinhua interview with a local police chief about the use of informants in police work:Experts said the number of spies
Paul Midler: Why China Keeps Poisoning the Milk
An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal looks at quality control in China and the lessons regulators there could learn from Japan’s experience:China’s
Han Han: Fifty Cent Party Must Work Overtime
Popular blogger Han Han comments on the Fifty Cent Party; chinaSMACK translates:I have a different reading of the Fifty Cent Party. First, I feel we
