Monthly Archives: February 2010
China Activist Lawyer’s Wife Seeks his Whereabouts
Geng He, the wife of missing lawyer Gao Zhisheng, has disputed government claims that her husband has been in touch with her. From AP:“For a v
Douglas H. Paal: China and the United States—A Difficult Year Ahead
From the Carnegie Endowment: Tensions seem to be on the rise between China and the United States. With disputes emerging over U.S. arms sales to Taiwa
Passive Voice Employed by Ordinary Chinese to Call for Freedom
From Xinhua’s English website: Ordinary Chinese have given new meaning to the character “Bei,” which normally indicates the passive
Yakexi: The New Year’s Hottest Internet Slang?
From the ChinaGeeks blog: Recently, the Chinese internet has been abuzz with the term yakexi [亚克西]. According to a post on Baidu’s Baike, yakexi is th
Nothing Will Get in the Way of the Greatest Show on Earth
The Telegraph looks at the elaborate preparations for the Shanghai World Expo: In the West, these world’s fairs have lost their lustre, held in
The Fifty Cents Party Training Manual
ChinaGeeks translates a satircial training manual for the “fifty cent party,” or government-hired Internet commentators who post anonymous
China Names New U.S. Ambassador
Zhang Yesui, the current head of China’s Mission to the United Nations will be the next ambassador to the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports:
Photo: People light incense before praying during a temple fair on the first day of the new year, by Antonis SHEN
Lighting incense before praying during a temple fair on the first day of the new year, by Antonis SHEN
China Intensifies a Tug of War With India Over Nepal
From the New York Times: For years, Nepal never bothered too much with policing its northern border with China. The Himalayas seemed a formidable enou
Indonesia’s Resources Appeal Grows on China
From Reuters: PetroChina (601857.SS) (0857.HK) (PTR.N), Sinopec (600028.SS) (0386.HK) (SNP.N), Sinosteel, Minmetals and China Investment Corp (CIC), a
China: Gay Pageant Contestant Wins a Prize
In an updated to this past CDT post, Chinese contestant Xiao Dai was the third runner up at the Worldwide Mr. Gay pageant in Oslo: …Xiao Dai, en
As the World Watches, Dalai Lama Will Meet with Obama at the White House (Updated)
The Washington Post looks at the expectations for President Obama’s upcoming meeting with the Dalai Lama:The new meeting is “an excellen
China in a Dilemma as Home Prices Soar
From ABC News: Like many Chinese who covet real estate as a symbol of stability and social stature, Zhang is dismayed at the alarming climb of apartme
Chinese Scholars Return to NZ
The numbers of Chinese students studying in New Zealand is increasing: Education New Zealand chief executive Robert Stevens said the export education
Has the EU Escaped a Chinese Rescue?
From the EuoropeanVoice.com: It looks like Greece will be all right. After years of denial and budget blow-outs that left the country’s public f
