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 Sanc
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 show
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
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:
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 (CAS
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 citi
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. K
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 m
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 threate
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 relation
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-e
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
