Monthly Archives: February 2010
OECD: Inequality in China Leveling Off
A new report from the OECD on China says the inequality gap in China is not quite as bad as previously thought, the Wall Street Journal reports:The
China’s Defiance on Rights Stirs Fears for Dissident
The New York Times reports on the disappearance of activist lawyer Gao Zhisheng and the climate for human rights activists in China now:Emboldened b
Chinese Twitterers are Well Off, Educated… and Mostly Male
Shanghaiist translates the results of a survey by blogger kenengba of Twitter users in China, who he found to be predominately male, well-educated, an
China Renews Its Commitment to Renewable Energy
On the NRDC blog, lawyer Sara Schuman analyzes China’s Renewable Energy Law, which has just been amended:The original Renewable Energy Law cre
Tianjin Bus Attack Kills 9, Injures 11
Danwei translates an article from The Beijing News about a deadly attack in Tianjin in which the assailant commandeered a bus and drove it into traffi
China’s “Soft Power” Push Overplays the Technical Side
On China Media Project, David Bandurski translates an editorial from Chengdu Commercial Daily which is critical of the government’s recent exter
China Begins Emergency Check of Dairy Products
China is launching a ten-day emergency inspection campaign of dairy products after goods that had been recalled in the 2008 melamine scare were found
US Senator Asks Companies about China Rights Practices
Senator Dick Durbin is calling for information from American tech companies, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, IBM, Nokia and Twitter, about their pr
China-US Tensions Spiking Over Taiwan, Dalai Lama
President Obama’s announcement that he will meet with the Dalai Lama and sell arms to Taiwan is stoking tensions with Beijing, AP reports: There
Photo: A baby gets a motorcycle ride, by Expatriate Games
A baby gets a motorcycle ride, by Expatriate Games
Photo: A man delivers coal to be used for cooking, Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
A man delivers coal to be used for cooking, Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
China Warns Obama not to Meet Dalai Lama
Already upset over the the Obama administration’s planned arms sale to Taiwan, Beijing has warned President Obama against meeting with the Tibet
China’s Yangtze Dam Displaced
For Al Jazeera, Melissa Chan looks at the impact of 12 planned dam projects along the Yangtze on local residents:The government says that the local
U.S. Seeks Calm as China Fumes over Taiwan Arms
The White House responded to the angry reaction from Beijing over the planned arms sale to Taiwan. Reuters reports:The official China Daily said U.S
The Cover-Up Of The Weixian Mining Disaster
ESWN translates a China Youth Daily article about the mining bos paid out 26. million yuan in hush money to reporters covering the deadly accident at
