Monthly Archives: May 2010
China’s Xinjiang to Get $1.5 Billion Boost
AP reports on development plans for Xinjiang, almost a year after ethnic riots hit the capital Urumqi: Various regions across Xinjiang, including 82 cities
Don’t Believe the Shanghype
With Shanghai the focus of worldwide attention as the World Expo opens, Foreign Policy says the city is not all it’s hyped up to be: Let’s
Shanghai Is Trying to Untangle the Mangled English of Chinglish
Shanghai is the latest Chinese city to try to eradicate bad English signage in honor of the World Expo. From the New York Times: Fortified by an army
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: April 22 – April 30, 2010
The Chinese blog Ministry of Truth has compiled a number of recent orders issued by various propaganda departments over news reporting of recent events.
Expo Attendance Falls Short
The Global Times reports: Tuesday was the first unofficial day of the Shanghai World Expo when visitors who hold standard tickets or appointed, unused
Kim Jong-il Shows Unusually High Profile in China
After his surreptitious journey across the border, Kim Jong-il is now stepping out in public in China on a rare visit. From South Korea’s Chosun
Wall Street Journal: China’s Systemic Risk
From an editorial in the Wall Street Journal Asia: A Chinese financial newspaper last month reported a case in which a Shanghai township took two billion
Photo: Taking a break during the Shanghai Expo, by [ Mooi ]
Taking a break during the Shanghai Expo, by [ Mooi ]
In China’s Primary School Stabbings, Some See Social Injustice as Culprit
Now that guards have been posted outside schools in China and at least one city has implemented a “shoot to kill” policy against anyone who
Reports: NKorean Leader Kim to Meet Top Beijing Officials During Rare Trip to China
It’s now been all but confirmed that Kim Jong-il is in China and preparing to meet with top officials in coming days. From AP: In Dalian, Kim reportedly
Beijing Art Zone Demolitions Continue Apace
Shanghai Eye reports on the continued demolition of artist districts in Beijing, and the creative protests launched in response: Chaoyang district has
Hong Zhenkuai: Patriotism Doesn’t Mean Love of Government
China Elections and Governance has translated an op-ed first published in the Southern Metropolis Weekly. THe editr in charge of publishing it was later
Han Han (韩寒): Children, You’re Spoiling the Old Men’s Fun!
Han Han posted the following on his blog on May 2. It has since been removed, but the original can be read here. Translated by China Elections and Governance: In
China Guards Against “Overseas Hostile Forces” on Web
Reuters reports on the latest Internet crackdown: Wang Chen, head of the Information Office of the State Council, said on Friday the country would intensify
Did North Korea’s Kim Jong-il Take a Secret Train to China?
Secretive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appears to have taken a train to China yesterday and is staying in a hotel in Dalian. From the Christian Science
