Monthly Archives: February 2010
Q & A: China Under Glass
On his blog, Evan Osnos interviews Miriam Clifford, Cathy Giangrande, and Antony White, authors of China: Museums, about the unusual and sometimes little
Charles Zhang (张朝阳)：Without Reform There is No Way Out
Charles Zhang (Zhang Chaoyang ???) is the Founder, Chairman and current CEO of Sohu, China’s second largest Internet portal and the first Chinese-language
China Censors Oscar Nominations
The Chinese government is censoring news about the upcoming Oscars after China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province, an HBO documentary
Photo: A little boy in Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu, by hunxue-er
A little boy in Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu, by hunxue-er
Yang Yao (姚洋): The End of the Beijing Consensus
In Foreign Affairs, Yang Yao, Deputy Dean of the National School of Development and the Director of the China Center for Economic Research at Peking University,
Obama Vows ‘Much Tougher’ Stance on US-China Trade
In a question and answer session with Senate Democrats today, President Obama vowed to take a tougher stance on trade with China but said he opposed becoming
Switzerland to Resettle Uighur Brothers from Guantanamo
Switzerland has agreed to accept two Uighur brothers who have been held in legal limbo in the Guantanamo Bay detention center since 2002. From the Washington
Reactionaries? Make That ‘Collectors’
From the New York Times: Some four decades after the Cultural Revolution, when many of the country’s centuries-old treasures were defaced or destroyed a
Confucius on Lottery Tickets Creates Uproar in China
From the Times of India: Chinese philosopher Confucius spent most of his life in poverty. But his picture and sayings decorate lottery tickets being sold
Elizabeth Economy: The U.S. and China Have at it Again; But it’s Much Ado About Nothing
For the Council on Foreign Relations blog, Elizabeth Economy writes that the recent uproar over tensions between the U.S. and China over Tibet, Taiwan,
China Charges Tainted Milk Scandal Activist (Updated)
As we hear about more melamine contamination in dairy products, an activist who advocated on behalf of victims of the 2008 milk contamination scandal has
Chinese Activist Claims Victory in Airport Sit-In
From CBSNews: After camping out at Japan’s busiest international airport for almost three months, a Chinese human rights activist is ending his extraordinary
Why I Write: Peter Hessler
Urbanatomy interviews Peter Hessler about the writing life and his new book Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory: Favorite Chinese
Photo: A side street in Shanghai, by HKmPUA
A side street in Shanghai, by HKmPUA
Beijing Air: Better?
Asia Society’s China Green project has posted a slideshow of images of Beijing’s air pollution, which gives a dramatic visualization of good
