Monthly Archives: February 2010
China’s Han Flock to Theme Parks Featuring Minorities
From the New York Times: MANZHA, China — Tucked away in China’s steamy tropical southwest are the villages of the Dai people, famous throughout the count
Hummer Faces Shutdown After Chinese Sale Collapses
From the Associated Press: Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co. said Wednesday it pulled out of the deal to buy the company from General Motors
Serious Resentment Brewing Among Chinese as Rich Become Richer: Survey
From the Times of India: The rich have got a lot richer in China during the financial crisis. This has fueled strong resentment among ordinary Chinese,
Hacking Row Makes China School Students’ Top Pick
There has been an increase in potential students contacting Lanxiang Vocational School, one of the institutions allegedly behind the cyberattacks on Google: A
China’s New Ethics Code for Partymen
From the Times of India: For years, major changes in the Communist Party of China have preceded a war on corruption. Anti-corruption drives have been used
Google China Is Hiring as Withdrawal Concerns Ease
Ongoing negotiations between Google and the Chinese government seem to be bearing fruit, as the company is hiring for its China operations and selling
Surface Tension: George Soros on China
Caixin has an exclusive interview with George Soros during a recent trip to Hong Kong: Caixin: Do you think there are asset bubbles in China? Soros: People
China Promises Better Benefits for Rural Migrants
The government plans to provide better social service benefits and housing assistance for young migrant workers. From the Washington Post: For decades,
China Launches Strict New Internet Controls (With Photo)
Anyone who wants to open a website in China now has to have a face-to-face meeting with regulators first, AP reports: The state-sanctioned group that
China’s Latest Mystery: Hu Jintao and the Vanishing Micro-blog
A Twitter-like micro-blog supposedly written by President Hu Jintao suddenly appeared, and disappeared, over the weekend. The Independent reports: A brief
Xinhua: China Cyber Attacks Against Google Pure Fabrication
Here is an official commentary from Xinhua: The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and some other newspapers have published articles
Think Again: China’s Military
An article in Foreign Policy looks at whether recent alarmist reactions to China’s rising military might are warranted: From the early 1990s, China’s
New Details of Chinese Secret Police Local Informants Paying System Revealed
Fresh details surfaced about how a local Domestic Security Department (DSD) of Public Security built its informants network on the ground. CDT online investigation
Google Hack Smells More and More Like Chinese Government Job
From Technewsworld: Relations between China and the United States have always been something of a “porcupine mating dance,” Charles King, principal
CCTV Building Fire Trials Underway
A year after the incident, a court in Beijing is hearing the case against 23 people accused of being responsible for the fire at CCTV’s new headquarter
