Monthly Archives: February 2010
High Court Weighing Dismissal of Uighurs’ Case
From the Washington Post: The Supreme Court is asking the Obama administration and lawyers for Chinese Muslims at Guantanamo Bay to explain how Switzerland’s
China Raises Bank Reserve Level to Cool Credit
The Associated Press reports that China has moved to limit bank lending to prevent the economy from becoming overheated: Chinese leaders worry that a stimulus-driven
Activists Demand Release of Chinese Detainees
The Washington Post reports that Reporters Without Borders has asked IOC president Jacques Rogge, currently at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, to intercede
Chinese Artist’s Work Removed from Paris Gallery in Censorship Row
An installation by Chinese artist Ko Siu Lan satirizing one of Sarkozy’s political campaigns has been removed from display: An installation of four
Chinese Contestant Enters Worldwide Gay Pageant
From the New York Times: He is 25, Muslim and comes from a part of China recently known for deadly ethnic rioting. This weekend, he is competing for t
Chinese Courts Told to Cut Death Sentences
The Supreme Court has urged its judges to use the death penalty in only the “gravest crimes” and to show “justice tempered with mercy“: However,
China to Obama: Cancel Meeting with Dalai Lama
From USA Today: China has responded to the scheduling of Thursday’s meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama — and they want it canceled. “We
China Alarmed by Security Threat From Internet
From the New York Times: In the view of both political analysts and technology experts here and in the United States, China’s attempts to tighten its g
Target Pulls Valentine’s Toys Over Lead Concerns
The Washington Post reports on another product safety issue for Chinese exports – lead in toys: OAKLAND, Calif. — Target Corp. said Tuesday
China Snowstorms Close Roads, Disrupt New Year Travel
From Business Week: Snowstorms shut 30 highways across China, disrupting travel on a day when more than 66 million people were expected to take to the
Chinese Who camped in Tokyo’s Airport Arrives Home
From the Washington Post: A Chinese activist who spent more than three months camped inside Tokyo’s international airport as part of a protest flew
Photo: Supporters waiting for Feng Zhenghu to exit the Shanghai Airport
Supporters waiting for Feng Zhenghu to exit the Shanghai Airport
Photo: An elderly couple celebrate their new high rise apartment in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
Photo: An elderly couple celebrate their new high rise apartment in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
China’s Fears of Rich Nation ‘Climate Conspiracy’ at Copenhagen Revealed
Jonathan Watts, Damian Carrington and Suzanne Goldenberg report in the Guardian: Rich nations furthered their “conspiracy to divide the developing
In China, shift to privatized Healthcare Brings Long Lines and Frustration
The LA Times writes about the growing health care crisis in China: Nie, who traveled 250 miles from Inner Mongolia by train, was lucky to be first in her
