Monthly Archives: March 2010
A Sorry Spectacle
In Foreign Policy, Adam Minter delves deep into the process by which the U.S. pavilion at the Shanghai Expo was chosen and built:On May 1, Expo 2010
US Ponders China’s Southeast Asian Rise
Last month, the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing on “China’s Activities in Southeast Asia and the Implicatio
After Decades of Neglect, the Site Where Chinese Laborers Were Interred Gets a Memorial
The Los Angeles Times reports on recently discovered remains of Chinese railroad workers in California whose graves had been removed but who now will
Zhang Hong: I Am a Moderate Adviser
Zhang Hong, one of the drafters of the unprecedented joint newspaper editorial calling for an abolition of the household registration system, was dism
Photo: Minority delegates attending the CPPCC meetings in Beijing, by zdzarski.junior
Minority delegates attending the CPPCC meetings in Beijing, by zdzarski.junior
China’s Next Leaders Jockey for Position (Updated)
Several contenders for leadership positions when the 5th generation of party leaders take power in 2012 are campaigning during this year’s NPC m
China to Loosen Control over Book Publishing
The Financial Times takes a look an expected changes in the Chinese publishing industry which will allow more room for private publishers to operate w
China Calls U.S. Treasuries Important, Wary on Gold
Reuters reports:The country’s chief currency regulator said China would attract more capital inflows this year, partly reflecting expectations
Pensioner Jailed for Spying on Uighurs
From The Local: A 62-year-old Uighur living in Sweden as a political refugee since 1997 has been found guilty of spying for China on Uighur expatriate
Chinese Factory Workers Cash in Sweat for Prosperity (with Video)
A report in the Oregonian says that, despite activists’ concerns over labor abuses, migrant workers are funding an economic boom in rural China:
NGOs with Chinese Characteristics
Asia Times reports on the recent decision by China’s Ministry of Education to brand the Hong Kong branch of OxFam a “subversive” org
International Women’s Day: Readings Around the Web
Today is International Women’s Day and China Beat has a round-up of China related Women’s Day readings, which includes this link from Glob
Yu Jianrong (于建嵘): Maintaining a Baseline of Social Stability (Part 3 )
Dr. Yu Jianrong (???), chairman of the Social Issues Research Center of the Rural Development Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences, deliv
China Picks Mothers for Astronaut Training
China’s first female astronauts are now undergoing training, the Guardian reports:Two women and five men have been selected as the next genera
Yu Jianrong (于建嵘): Maintaining a Baseline of Social Stability (Part 2 )
Dr. Yu Jianrong (???), chairman of the Social Issues Research Center of the Rural Development Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences, deliv
