Monthly Archives: March 2010
Photo: Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference meeting, by zdzarski.junior
Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference meeting, by zdzarski.junior
A Confession of an Internet Naked Runner
Global Voices translates “Confession of an Internet naked runner,” by Zhang Lifan, a public response to real name registration requirements on the Chi
Types within the Fifty Cents Party
ChinaGeeks translates a post by Xiao Han describing the various types of “Fifty Cent Party” members. From ChinaGeeks’ introduction:
Academic Misconduct in China – “What’s Law Got to do, Got to do with it?”
Academic corruption has been a hot topic in the media over the past year. The China Law and Politics blog posts an article by lawyer Cao Xinglong look
Minister: Google Must Obey Laws to Stay
Cui Xiaohuo reports in the China Daily: Internet giant Google must obey Chinese law if it still wishes to continue to operate in the country, said Li
China Says Missing Panchen Lama Gendun Choekyi Nyima is Living in Tibet
Since the Dalai Lama selected him as the next Panchen Lama 15 years ago at the age of 5, Gendun Choekyi Nyima has not been seen or heard from in publi
Are You or Your Chinese Friends 小资 (Xiaozi)? (quiz)
Elliott Ng wrote on the cnreviews blog: The slang term ???xiao3 zi1) came up over dinner with my friends Min and Kai. I was discussing a Website I li
China Blames U.S. for Strained Relations
From the New York Times:The minister, Yang Jiechi, said at a news conference that the administration of President Obama had seriously disrupted the
Heavy Security is the New Normal in China’s Tibet
AP reports that security is still heavy in the streets of Tibet two years after riots engulfed Lhasa:Their presence is so common that people in Lhas
Bo Xilai, China’s Most Charismatic Politician, Makes a Bid for Power
At this year’s NPC meetings, Chongqing Party chief Bo Xilai is making headlines as a charismatic contender for the Politburo’s Standing Co
China to Punish Hackers, Says no Google Complaint
Reuters reports:Google had never filed a report to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology over the cyber attacks or sought negotiations
China Faces New Pressure to Let Currency Rise
An AP report indicates the possibility that the Chinese government may bow to pressure from trading partners and let the rate of the renminbi rise:A
Turbine Hall Commission: Adrian Searle Profiles Artist Ai Weiwei
From the Guardian:The announcement that the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is to be the next artist to take on Tate Modern’s annual Turbine Hall com
Yu Jianrong: Maintaining a Baseline of Social Stability (Part I )
Speech before the Beijing Lawyers Association, translated by CDT: Author: Yu Jianrong Source: NewSMTH.Net Date posted by source: February 17, 2010 Dat
China Pledges Anticorruption Battle at National People’s Congress
The Christian Science Monitor reports on the ongoing NPC meetings in Beijing:This year Wen’s take-home message was that the government would s
