Monthly Archives: March 2010
Chinese Netizens’ Open Letter to the Chinese Government and Google
Rebecca MacKinnon has written about and translated key portions of an open letter written by Chinese netizens to both Google and the Chinese authoriti
Ai Weiwei’s Barely Something Exhibition Opens at the DKM
The Art Daily reports on the opening of the new Ai Weiwei exhibit, “Barely Something,” at the Museum DKM in Duisberg, Germany: The exhibi
Changing, Challenging China: A Harvard Magazine Roundtable
According to Harvard Magazine, “Harvard Business School and the Harvard China Fund will formally inaugurate a substantial center in Shanghai—one
China’s Growth Shifts the Geopolitics of Oil
The New York Times looks at how Chinese demand is rejuvenating Saudi Arabia’s oil export market:While China’s successful economic policies pav
Photo: Beijing in a sandstorm, by michaeluyttersp
Beijing in a sandstorm, by michaeluyttersp
Speculation Grows on Google’s Future in China
The Financial Times reports that Google’s legal structure may allow the company to continue to operate in China even if it closes its Chinese se
Paper in China Sets Off Alarms in U.S.
Misinterpretation of a paper produced by Chinese researchers about weaknesses in the U.S. power grid set off a panic about China’s intentions wh
Official in China Says Western-Style Democracy Won’t Take Root There
The New York Times reports on an interview given by Li Fei, deputy director of the legislative affairs commission of the standing committee of the Nat
China Sandstorm Leaves Beijing Shrouded in Orange Dust
BBC reports on the massive sandstorm that blanketed Beijing today:By Saturday, the storm had spread over an area of 810,000 sq km (313,000 sq miles)
Photo: A little girl gets a ride in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
A little girl gets a ride in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
Chinese Learn to Leap the ‘Great Firewall’
The BBC interviews blogger and Internet entrepreneur Isaac Mao about the ways Chinese citizens are circumventing state censorship online:But the fir
Rio Staff Trial Seen as Test for China
The Chinese government has announced that the upcoming trial of four Rio Tinto employees will be closed. From the Sydney Morning Herald: Canberra want
China’s 16,000-Mile, 17-Nation Railroad Faces Bumpy Ride
China has a dream of building a 16,000 mile high-speed railway from Beijing to London, passing through 17 countries. But constructing it would prove t
Pieter Bottelier & Uri Dadush: The Myths About China’s Currency
In the International Herald Tribune, Pieter Bottelier & Uri Dadush of the Carnegie Endowment try to clear up some myths currently circulating abo
Why China’s Megatrends is a Disappointment
Time Magazine has a less-than-glowing review of John and Doris Naisbitt’sChina’s Megatrends: The 8 Pillars of a New Society:It’s b
