Monthly Archives: May 2010
‘Karate Kid’ Update Breaks Down Some Chinese Walls
The Los Angeles Times reports on the filming of the updated version of the Karate Kid in China: With more than 1.3 billion residents, China is both the
Sinica: Critical Media, Foreign and Domestic
This week’s Sinica podcast, hosted by Kaiser Kuo, features the Guardian’s Tania Branigan, Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn, and entrepreneur
Photo: A lone worker on a clothing factory floor in Dongguan, by Ed-meister
A lone worker on a clothing factory floor in Dongguan, by Ed-meister
China: Showing the Strain
The Financial Times looks at living and working conditions at Foxconn and other factories in southern China in the wake of the recent suicides: International
Honda Strike Becomes a Rallying Point in China
The New York Times has more on the strike at the Honda auto parts factory and its impact for workers in China: A strike at an auto-parts factory owned
China Premier Treads Carefully in South Korea
The Los Angeles Times reports on Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to Seoul to try to ease rising tensions with North Korea over the sinking of the South
Ministry of Public Security: Police Approval Required to Admit “Normal” People to Mental Hospitals
The following news item is from China Police Net. The news is entitled: Mental Hospitals Cannot Admit Normal People Without Police Approval. Excerpts
Han Han (韩寒): The Bloom of Youth
China Elections and Governance has translated Han Han’s latest blog post about the Foxconn suicides and the lives of young migrant workers: In his
China Says Little as Inter-Korean Tensions Escalate
McClatchy reports on the rising tensions between North and South Korea and China’s response: The crisis escalated Thursday, when Pyongyang announced
Strike Forces Honda to Shut Plants in China
China’s workers are in the spotlight with the rash of suicides at the Foxconn plants, and now a strike at an auto parts factory that has forced Honda
Income Gap Rings Alarm
The Chinese government is growing increasingly concerned about the unequal distribution of wealth in the country and its implications for social stability,
Another Attempted Suicide at Foxconn; Company and China Look for Answers (Updated)
Another worker from Foxconn reportedly tried to kill himself today, bringing the total number of suicide attempts at the company to 13 this year. (Rumors
Dream Weaver
Time Magazine reviews a new book of poems by exiled poet Yang Lian, Lee Valley Poems: This collection — released last October in the U.K., but in the U
Photo: A protest against Foxconn in Hong Kong, by KarlMarx
A protest against Foxconn in Hong Kong, by KarlMarx
Sprawling Beijing Tries a Softer Urbanization
Caixin reports on a new strategy for redevelopment being implemented in Beijing: The municipal government has decided to completely integrate into the
