Monthly Archives: February 2010
’Terminal Man’ Returns to China
Activist Feng Zhenghu, who staged a three month protest at Tokyo’s Narita airport against China’s refusal to allow him to enter the countr
China Buys Some Time in Pyongyang
From the Asia Times Online: North Korea seems to be playing the China card for all it’s worth – in multi-billions in aid and investment &#
For Apple Suppliers, Loose Lips Can Sink Contracts
Reuters reports on the Apple manufacturing complex in Longhua, China, and the attack on a reporter who took photos from the street of the building: &#
Cashing in on Internet Censorship
CNN reports on the growing demand for VPN (Virtual Private Networks) software to circumvent internet censorship controls: “The market is growing
Rift Widens as U.S. and China Pursue Conflicting Goals
From the New York Times: They say that China emphasizes sovereignty issues while refusing to give any weight to the Obama administration’s two top pri
Video: Scenes from a New Year Temple Fair in Ditan Park, Beijing, by seechina.org.cn
Scenes from a New Year Temple Fair in Ditan Park, Beijing, by seechina.org.cn
Photos: 550,000 “Money God” Worshipers Crowd the Guiyuan Temple (归元寺) in Wuhan
The following photos are from Netease.com.cn: In the early morning of Feb. 18, 2010, a large crowd of tourists came in to the Guiyuan Temple (归元寺), Wu
China Protests Obama Meeting With Dalai Lama
The Chinese government has lodged a formal protest over President Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, AP reports:Vice Foreign Minister Cui Ti
Two Chinese Schools Tied to Google Attacks Linked to the Great Firewall and PLA (Update3)
An investigation into the cyber attacks on Google and other corporations has led to computers based at two universities in China, Shanghai Jiaotong Un
Graeme Dobell: Chinese Mines and Misdemeanours
From the Interpreter: As Chinese prosecutors step up their case against Stern Hu and his three Rio Tinto colleagues (ed. note: Rio Tinto is a corporat
A Million Frustrated Graduates Swarm Squalid Colonies, Posing a Social Quandary – Update
Sim Chi Yin reports in The Straits Times (Singapore): They are smart, industrious and marginalised, huddling together for comfort. Hordes of ChinaR
Hire Stands Up to Chinese Government, Developers
Voice of America has an update to this CDT post from December on live-in protester Lu Daren, who was hired by the managers of the “Fish Castle&#
MAC Highlights Growth in Chinese Tourist Arrivals
From the Taipei Times: More than 646,000 Chinese have made sightseeing trips to Taiwan in the 18 months since the government relaxed regulations on Ch
EU Opens Anti-Dumping Probe into Chinese Paper Imports
From AFP: The EU Commission took fresh aim Thursday at Chinese goods on the European market, opening an anti-dumping probe into imports of fine art pa
CNN Poll: Most Americans Say Tibet Should be Independent
From CNN.com: Nearly three-quarters of all Americans think that Tibet should be an independent country, according to a new national poll. But the CNN
