Monthly Archives: April 2010
Photo: Tents for earthquake survivors in Jiegu, Qinghai, by Malcolm Moore
Tents for earthquake survivors in Jiegu, Qinghai, by Malcolm Moore
Q & A: Xu Bing
On his blog, Evan Osnos interviews artist Xu Bing about his most recent work, “pair of steel phoenixes fashioned from abandoned construction materials,
China Says Door Not Shut To Negotiations With Iran
From Reuters: China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday there was still room for a negotiated solution to Iran’s disputed nuclear program, despite
China Restricts Pre-sales To Curb Property Prices
From AFP: China on Tuesday tightened rules on advance sales of new property developments, in the third move of its kind in less than a week aimed at curbing
Time Not Ripe for China to End Dollar Peg: Adviser
Reuters reports on the latest in the Chinese currency revaluation saga: The conditions are not ripe for China to unshackle the yuan from its 21-month-old
Robert D. Kaplan: The Geography of Chinese Power
From an op-ed in the International Herald Tribune by Robert D. Kaplan, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a correspondent for
Google Loses Second Executive in China This Month
The future of Google’s beleaguered China operations is up in the air after the company lost two key executives in the past month. From Business Week: Song
China’s Internet Paradox
MIT’s Technology Review has a lengthy article on Internet censorship and the limits thereof in China:
Domestic Security Department: Eliminating Hot Button Issues on a Local Level (Part 1 of 2)
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China Declares National Mourning for Yushu Quake Victims (Updated)
Wednesday will be an official day of mourning for the victims of the Yushu earthquake. From the Guardian: China has ordered the halt of public entertainment
Photo: A former miner whose nephew was among the missing in the Wangjialing mine flood, by hunxue-er
A former miner whose nephew was among the missing in the Wangjialing mine flood, by hunxue-er
Robert Barnett on the Qinghai Earthquake
China Beat has posted the full text of an interview in Le Monde with Tibet scholar Robert Barnett about the Qinghai earthquake and the government response: BP:
Cyberattack on Google Said to Hit Password System
The New York Times has obtained more details about the cyber attack on Google which precipitated their exit from the China search engine market. The hack
Zhang Wen: “Bo Xilai and Mao Zedong”
ChinaGeeks translates a blog post about public opinion toward Bo Xilai in the wake of his anti-corruption crackdown in Chongqing: At first, the public
Ai Weiwei: Social Media a Great Agent of Social Change in China
Via Shanghaiist, Thomas Crampton interviews artist activist Ai Weiwei about social media: Journalist-turned-digital-media-man Thomas Crampton speaks to
