Monthly Archives: May 2010
Beijing Tries to Push Beyond ‘Made in China’ Status to Find Name-Brand Innovation
John Pomfret reports for the Washington Post on China’s efforts to foster innovation in the export sector: Last year, China overtook Germany to
Chinese Engineers Propose World’s Biggest Hydro-electric Project in Tibet
The Guardian reports on a proposal to build a hydroelectric dam in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River which would be one a half times the size
John Briscoe: Bankrolling Change
John Briscoe, Gordon McKay professor of environmental engineering at Harvard University, argues on China Dialogue that China’s investment in the
U.S. Presses China to Punish North Korea for Ship
The New York Times reports on the investigation into the sinking of the South Korean ship the Cheonan: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met over
Wang Keqin and China’s Revolution in Investigative Journalism
The Guardian profiles investigative journalist Wang Keqin, whose recent expose of an immunization scandal cost his editor his job: Wang’s CV echoes
Suicides Put Foxconn Model Under Scrutiny
From Financial Times: When Terry Gou opened a factory in Longhua, a town north of Shenzhen in southern China in 1988, he was ahead of most other electronics
Hong Kong Democrats Hold First Official Meeting With Chinese Official
From AP: A Chinese official on Monday met with Hong Kong’s Democratic Party in Beijing’s first formal contact with the opposition party since
詭異的「逼吃豬肉」事件！ －－勞動剝削的常態化與異文化的八卦化
前幾天，三名印尼移工被逼吃豬肉的事件，因為上了國際媒體，引發了台灣政府的「關切」，國內媒體也跟著炒了一陣新聞。
A Student’s Experience of Being Invited to “Drink Tea”
The following blog post was written by blogger Caomin, who says he is a college student in the interior of China. According to him, it is a transcript
Li Yinhe: The Last Draconian Law
Danwei has translated a blog post by prominent sexologist Li Yinhe about the recent sentence, for “group licentiousness,” given to Nanjing-based
How Beijing Won Sri Lanka’s Civil War
The Independent reports on China’s role in last year’s end to the brutal civil war in Sri Lanka between the Tamil Tigers (aka Liberation Tamil
Lack of Rain Results in Poverty for Many
This year, China suffered from the worst drought in 60 years, and two million more people are now living in poverty as a result. From China Daily: The
China Plans Draft Immigration Law
The first law to manage immigration to China in being drafted, the China Daily reports: Experts on migration were advising the government to learn from
Hillary Clinton in China for Economic Talks, Visits Shanghai Expo
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the U.S. pavilion at the Shanghai Expo today, the Washington Post reports: Clinton toured the American and
