Monthly Archives: March 2010
210,000 Netizens Vote on Han Han’s Blog
The New York Times just published a profile of China’s most popular blogger Han Han. What’s more important than Han Han’s outspoken
Chinese Fishing Boat, 7 Crew Hijacked off Cameroon
Reuters reports: A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of Wes
Video: A Brief History of the GFW
Interlocals.net (via Global Voices) posts a video giving a brief history of the Great Firewall: Have you ever used Internet in mainland China? Are the
China to Bid on US High-speed Rail Projects
China has been exporting the technology for high speed trains to Europe and Latin America and may soon do so in the U.S. From AP: China has built 4,00
Yundi Li: ‘I Think I’m Not a Normal Artist’
The Independent profiles pianist Li Yundi, who has not taken the spotlight of his contemporary Lang Lang, but is equally admired in the classical musi
Economy the Focus as China Political Session Ends
It’s China’s World We’re Just Living in It
An article in Newsweek looks at the ways China is trying to rewrite the rules of global engagement: It’s easy to forget that big international b
China Leaves Underage Gymnast in the Cold
Dong Fangxiao, the Olympic gymnast who has been found to have been underage when she competed in Sydney in 2000, has gotten little support from Chines
Heartthrob’s Barbed Blog Challenges China’s Leaders
The New York Times has a lengthy profile of race car driver, author, and rock star blogger Han Han: Since he began blogging in 2006, Mr. Han has been
Yu Jianrong (于建嵘): Maintaining a Baseline of Social Stability (Part 7)
Dr. Yu Jianrong (???), chairman of the Social Issues Research Center of the Rural Development Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences, deliv
Photo: Washing greens in the Wuyang River for a hotel restaurant, Zhenyuan, Guizhou, by lacitadelle
Washing greens in the Wuyang River for a hotel restaurant, Zhenyuan, Guizhou, by lacitadelle
Censored Discussions: Illness of Neutrality
The following post has been repeatedly deleted and reposted on various online forums, including the student social networking site Renren. The author
How Does China Help Africa?
On China Beat, Angilee Shah reviews The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa:China is neither wholeheartedly supporting corrupt di
Google ’99% Certain’ to Shut China Search Engine
The Financial Times has the latest in the ongoing saga of Google in China: Google has drawn up detailed plans for the closure of its Chinese search en
Chinese Zoo Blamed for Death of 11 Siberian Tigers
From AP: Eleven rare Siberian tigers have died at a wildlife park in a startling case that activists say hints at unsavory practices among some zoos a
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