Monthly Archives: March 2010
With Google Censorship, China is Tough — on the Outside
From the LA Times: Officials, predictably, insist on social control when Google balks at censorship. But China may want the company more than it’s
Xiao Qiang (萧强): Han Han (韩寒), Google and the Great Firewall
My commentary in the Guardian: Han Han is a 28-year-old bestselling author, racing driver and blogger who is a star of Chinese cyberspace. He is also one
China’s Great Firewall Spreads Overseas
DNS servers located in China have apparently been responsible for interrupted access for users in Chile and the U.S. to websites that are blocked by the
Qian Gang: We Must Know More about the Shanxi Vaccine Scandal
For China Media Project, Qian Gang comments on the vaccine scandal in Shanxi Province: Wang Keqin’s report revealed just the tip of the iceberg.
Should Whole Foods, like Google, Get out of China?
A post from the Energy Collective questions Whole Foods’ sourcing of organic produce from China: The allegation that foods imported from China don’t m
China Bans Poet from Traveling to US Conference
Literature professor Cui Weiping has been barred from leaving China to attend a conference in the U.S., AP reports: Cui Weiping had her Chinese passport,
China to Issue Verdict in Rio Tinto Case on March 29
A verdict in the trial of four Rio Tinto employees on bribery charges is expected Monday. From Business Week: Rio has been advised of the verdict date,
China Says it Agrees with Afghanistan on Politics
AP reports on the visit to Beijing by Afghan President Hamid Karzai: China reassured visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday that it won’t
China and the Internet: Tricks to Beat the Online Censor
Guardian gives a run-down of the various methods people in China use to get around the Great Firewall: The biggest challenge for someone inside China
Kashgar’s Old City: Landscape of Loss
Open Democracy continues their reporting on the destruction of old Kashgar: The Chinese authorities in the far-west Xinjiang region of the people’s
Migrants to Face Massive Evictions
The government is planning a clean-up of the area populated by migrants in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, China Daily reports: As many as 1 million
Christopher Walker and Sarah Cook: The Dark Side of China Aid
From the New York Times: A growing number of developing countries receive billions of dollars a year in assistance, loans, and investments from China.
Google Adds Twitter to Hong Kong Searches As China Clamps Down
From DailyFinance: Google (GOOG) has begun incorporating real-time Twitter results into its new Hong Kong-based search engine in a move sure to inflame
Photo: A message in the Beijing snow, by Cory M. Grenier
A message in the Beijing snow, by Cory M. Grenier
U.S. Companies Suddenly Shy over China Yuan Squabble, While China Executives Speak Out
Large American corporations are largely staying out of the debate over China’s currency evaluation. From Bloomberg: But if chief executives are
