Monthly Archives: April 2010
Four Children Die from Knife Attack at School
Four children have now died from the knife attack at a kindergarten in Jiangxi on Thursday. It was the second violent attack at a school in two days, and
Han Han (韩寒) Comes in at Number Two in Time 100 Poll: “Let the Sunshine In” (Updated with Readers’ Comments)
On April 29, Time Magazine released their final tally of the Time 100 poll: Blogger and author Han Han came in at #2, imprisoned activist Liu Xiaobo came
Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni in China Visit
BBC reports on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to China: Mr Sarkozy is expected to press the issues of UN sanctions against Iran in meetings
Daring Bloggers Playing ‘Cat and Mouse’ Game in China
From HuffPost: Faced with escalating attacks by Internet police, daring bloggers in China are playing a game of “cat and mouse” by inventing
New Steps by China to Contain Real Estate Prices
From Reuters: China is expected to impose a moratorium on share issues by real estate companies in mainland markets as part of a broader campaign to rein
Children Stabbed in Two China Schools
The past two days have brought two violent attacks at schools in China. On Wednesday, eighteen school children and a teacher were stabbed at a school in
China Loses Olympic Bronze Medal From 2000 for Underage Gymnast
The International Olympic Committee has determined that a Chinese gymnast was ineligible to compete in the 2000 Olympics and stripped the team of a Bronze
China Lifts Ban Barring Entry to Foreigners with HIV and AIDS
Foreigners with HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and leprosy will be allowed into China for the first time. From CNN: State-run news agency Xinhua
Photo: Sunday animal market in Kashgar, by Gusjer
Sunday animal market in Kashgar, by Gusjer
Kashgar’s Vanishing Memory
RFA has produced a multimedia report on the destruction of old Kashgar: Chinese authorities plan to rebuild the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar to make
China Chafes at Its Sexual Liberalization
The New York Times looks at the social repercussions of the arrests of participants in a group sex session in Nanjing: On April 7, Mr. Ma and 21 other
Indian Diamond Cutters Aim to Stave off China
A new competition between India and China is heating up, over African diamonds, the Financial Times reports: Indian diamond cutters and polishers are
On Xinjiang’s New “Media Savvy” Boss
China Media Project translates an article from Shijiazhuang Daily about Zhang Chunxian (???), who has recently been slated to replace Wang Lequan as Party
Flip Side To China’s Censorship At home: More PR In America
From Christian Science Monitor: While China practices harsh media control at home, it has embarked on a major campaign abroad to present itself as a modernizing
Imbalance Grows at Chinese Hospitals
From International Herald Tribune: On an unseasonably cold afternoon in April, Da Yong, from Harbin, in the far north of China, stood for six hours in
