Monthly Archives: March 2010
Yu Jianrong (于建嵘): Maintaining a Baseline of Social Stability (Part 9)
Dr. Yu Jianrong (???), chairman of the Social Issues Research Center of the Rural Development Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences, deliv
China to Put Rio Tinto Staff on Trial
The four Rio Tinto employees who have been charged with stealing industrial secrets and bribery will be tried on Monday, the Guardian reports:The Au
James Mann: Behold China
In the New Republic, James Mann, author of The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression, among other books, writes an article wi
Google Partners Unaware of Compensation Demands, Doubt Letter
A letter that CCTV reported was written by a group of 27 Google advertising resellers protesting the company’s actions in China (mentioned in th
Jarain: If You Want to Start an Internet Business in China
Google’s challenge to the Chinese government brought into stark relief the frustration many foreign IT companies feel working around Chinese gov
China Compensates Evicted Artists
From the New York Times: A small group of artists who held a daring protest in the heart of Beijing against forced evictions last month will be compen
Is Twitter a Human Right? One Chinese Activist Thinks So
Katherine Ventura of the Huffington Post writes about Monday’s discussion between Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey and Ai Weiwei: “Twitter is t
Language Schools and Carpetbaggers
Danwei reports on the sudden closure of four English language schools in China, which have left in their wake stranded students, unpaid staff, and bew
Photo: The son of migrant workers waiting for his parents near their construction site, by Expatriate Games
The son of migrant workers waiting for his parents near their construction site, by Expatriate Games
Yang Hengjun on Bloggers and Social Change in China
China Media Project summarizes a recent talk in Hong Kong by blogger Yang Hengjun:Mr. Yang, whose outspoken writing on public affairs has earned him
China Defends Detention of Lead Poisoning Victims who Sought Medical Help
More than fifty lead poisoning victims have been detained for six months in China after their bus was pulled over as they went for health checks. The
Carl Minzner: The System that Divides China
In the Los Angeles Times, associate professor of law at Washington University’s school of law in St. Louis, writes an op-ed outlining the change
Google Says It’s Still Censoring China Web Site (Updated)
There are mixed reports today about whether or not Google has lifted censorship of its Chinese search engine, as it has promised to do. Various journa
China Announces Prison Sentence for Missing Human Rights Lawyer
The mystery of the whereabouts of activist lawyer Gao Zhisheng has deepened with more cryptic comments from the Foreign Minister. The New York Times r
Obama Faces Test of Ties with Beijing
The Financial Times reports on the challenges facing the Obama administration as it defines its relationship with China:So far this year the adminis
