Monthly Archives: June 2010
India at the Shanghai World Expo and Its Significance in Sino-Indian Relations
From Fool’s Mountain: The Indian Pavilion is a massive stupa (pronounced stuup, with an slightly elongated u), resembling specifically the Sanchi
Chinese Environmentalism: Prestige Over People?
From Reason Magazine: …The bigger danger of prestige environmentalism, Chinese-style, is that it favors visible, important areas that help showcase
One Year Later, China’s Crackdown after Uighur Riots Haunts a Homeland
A look back at the July 2009 riots in Xinjiang, from the Washington Post: Still a prominent landmark even in its ruin, the Rebiya Kadeer Trade Center was
Julia Lovell: China’s Conscience
In the Guardian, Julia Lovell, author of The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun (Penguin Classics), writes: To
No Social Stability Without Labor Protections
Yu Jianrong, Professor and Director of the Rural Development Institute’s Social Issues Research Center at the Chinese Academy for Social Sciences (CASS), a
Radical Real Name Registration Campaign
From Global Voices Advocacy: To many info-activists, online real name registration is regarded as a violation of privacy, however, in China, some citizen
Analysis: China Heir-apparent Embarks on Regional Roadshow
From Reuters: Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, likely to succeed Hu Jintao as president in 2013, on Monday joined a long line of China officials to
China Lashes Out at American ‘Baby-kissing’ Lawmakers
From the Financial Times: US lawmakers are “baby kissing” incompetents who risk “poisoning the atmosphere” with China with their proposals to force B
Society ‘Strike Hard’ Campaign Targets Violent Crimes
From China Daily: Police across the country have started a massive seven-month crackdown to curb rising crimes and ease escalating social conflicts. Known
Inquiry Into Deaths at Foxconn Will Be Released to Public, Chinese Official Says
From Reuters: China will publish the results of an official investigation into recent suicides at the giant manufacturing complex of the electronics maker
Photo: Watching a Performance
Marveling at a performance in Chongqing, via LILI photo.
Labor Unrest in China Leads to Rethinking
Many workers conditionally returned to work at a Honda Lock plant on Monday. According to a New York Times article, factory workers “are threatening
Taiwan and China Make Progress in Trade Pact Talks
From Associated Press: Taiwan and China have agreed on the structure and content for a landmark trade deal that could bring about the closest relations
China Bid to Spur Innovation Raises Trade Tensions
From Associated Press: China is heightening trade tensions with the United States by taking steps that could make it harder for U.S. software, clean-energy
Kyrgyzstan Unrest Adds New Edge to Global Powers’ Regional Rivalry
From Deutsche Welle: The violence that erupted on Friday between Kyrgyz and Uzbek clans may have been ignited by the escalating tensions between the country’s
