Monthly Archives: April 2010
China Blocks Bob Dylan Gigs
Bob Dylan fans in China will be denied a chance to hear him sing live, the Guardian reports: Dylan’s planned tour of east Asia later this month
Han Han (韩寒) – Star of the People [With Video]
China’s most popular blogger Han Han just published another article on his blog, entitled “Letters from Strangers.” The excerpts are
US Delays Decision on China Currency Manipulation
The Obama administration is responding to hopeful signs that China may re-evaluate its currency, the Financial Times reports: The US Treasury Department
Evan Osnos: Chilling Effects
From the New Yorker Blog: One of the central arguments offered by China’s official technologists is that Google is being hypocritical: in the U.S. and o
Image: The Desktop of a “Great Firewall Climber”
With the recent massive migration of “Google Dove“, ”Climbing the Wall” has become a growing sport among Chinese netizens.
China’s Ancient Jewish Enclave
A New York Times travel story visits the few remaining but active Jews in Kaifeng, Henan: Earlier, Ms. Guo had brought us into a narrow courtyard at 21
Visual Economics: China’s Growing Wealth Gap
Visual Economics (via Shanghaiist) has produced an infographic on the growing wealth gap between rural and urban Chinese: , which provides the statistic
Hu Heads for Washington: Will Tensions Ease?
A coming visit to Washington by President Hu Jintao, and an hour-long telephone conversation between him and President Obama, may mark an easing of recent
Philip Bowring: China Gets Tougher
In the wake of the sentencing of Rio Tinto executives in China, Philip Bowring looks at the bigger picture of the iron ore business in the country: Whatever
Hu Yong (胡泳): The Potential of Microblogging to Become a Milestone
A Beijing News interview with Beijing University Professor and Internet pioneer Hu Yong about microblogging has been translated into English and posted
Almost 200 Missing in China After Spate of Coal Mine Accidents
Five coal mine accidents in five days, including one in Shanxi in which rescuers are trying to save 153 miners, have left almost 200 miners trapped. From
Will China Kill All Africa’s Elephants?
A lengthy investigative report in the Spectator on the poaching and destruction of African elephants in Tanzania points to Chinese smugglers: The next
China Has 340,000 Millionaires
CRI English reports: China had 340-thousand millionaires in 2009, the fourth highest number in the world in spite of an 11 percent decrease from the year
Photo: Relaxing on a Sunday afternoon in Kunming, by babasteve
Relaxing on a Sunday afternoon in Kunming, by babasteve
On China’s Hainan Island, the Boom Is Deafening
Southern China’s lush Hainan Island is being rapidly developed as a test case for the tourism industry, the New York Times reports: The Visun Royal
