Monthly Archives: April 2010
John Gittings Reviews Books by Wang Lixiong and Wang Hui
In the Guardian, John Gittings reviews two new books about China,The Struggle for Tibet by Wang Lixiong and Tsering Shakya and The End of the Revolution:
Photo: A woman carries her sleeping child on a scooter in Beijing, by Zhao Hua Xi Shi
A woman carries her sleeping child on a scooter in Beijing, by Zhao Hua Xi Shi
Ai Weiwei (艾未未): Laoma Tihua (老妈蹄花) (Video) (Updated)
Artist/activist Ai Weiwei has produced an eight-part documentary about his last trip to Chengdu in August 2009 to testify on behalf of imprisoned activist
China to Dominate Culture of Internet
A new report says that the behavior of Internet users in China will soon lead the country to dominate online culture globally. From The Australian: The
Spying on Computer Spies Traces Data Theft to China
A team of researchers in Toronto has traced a computer spy network that has hacked into government computers in India and elsewhere. From the New York
Another Incident, Another Company Withdraws, Validating Go Daddy’s Move out of China
The Washington Post blog gives an update on another domain name register that is pulling out of China, and continued attacks on the Foreign Correspondents
Kim’s Trip to China Appears Delayed
South Korea’s JoongAng Daily reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has delayed his trip to China until mid-April: “There is a possibility t
China Hails ‘Miracle’ Rescue of More than 100 Trapped Miners
In what could have been the worst mining disaster in two years, more than 100 miners have been rescued from the Wangjialing pit in Shanxi after being trapped
Chinese Ship Slams Great Barrier Reef
A Chinese coal-carrying ship is leaking oil after slamming into the Great Barrier Reef. From AP: The Chinese Shen Neng 1 ran aground late Saturday on
Wu Si（吴思): “They Produce Lies, We Pretend to Believe”
Xujun Eberlain of Inside-Out China has translated an interview with Wu Si, editor of Yanhuang Chunqiu magazine, published in the New Weekly (新周刊): New Weekl
Photo: Rice fields in Yunnan, by eviltomthai
Rice fields in Yunnan, by eviltomthai
Spring Harvest of Debt for Parched Farms in Southern China
The worst drought in perhaps a century is hitting Yunnan and other areas of southern China, decimating crops and destroying farmers’ livelihoods.
Dozens of Miners Pulled Alive from China Mine
Nine of the 153 miners trapped in the Wangjialing mine in Shanxi last Sunday have been rescued, China Daily reports: The survivors were immediately sent
Mao’s Last Farmer
The Sydney Morning Herald tells the complicated story of peasant activist Yu Changwu, who became well-known to the international media after a manifesto
