Monthly Archives: June 2010
Gates Says China’s PLA May be Trying to Thwart Ties
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes the Chinese military is acting independently of the political leadership to interfere with U.S. ties.
In Leaked Lecture, Details of China’s News Cleanups
The New York Times reports on a leaked lecture by a top Xinhua official, which was translated and posted by CDT: In a lecture he gave to a group of journalism
Tank Cartoon Censored on Eve of Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
From the New York Times: Days before the anniversary of China’s 1989 assault on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, Chinese censors have for
Photo: Tiananmen 1989 Goddess of Democracy
Two amateur photographers line up their snapshots of Beijing’s newest tourist attraction, the democracy statue erected by protesting students in
China’s Wen Jiabao, Myanmar Leaders to Discuss Sensitive Topics
From the Los Angeles Times: For Myanmar, also known as Burma, the visit should provide a useful endorsement of its political “road map,” the
China’s Struggling Soccer Program Won’t Field a Team in the 2010 World Cup
The Washington Post reports on China’s beleaguered soccer team: China may be the world’s most populous country and its new sporting powerhouse
Han Han (韩寒): “Writers Should Not Be Serving the Government; They Should Be Serving Their Own Ideals”
Han Han was interviewed by CNN’s Talk Asia, and the video has be uploaded to Tudou here. In the 20 minute interview, Han Han talks about the Time
David Pilling: Change is Finally Afoot for China’s Workers
From columnist David Pilling in the Financial Times: Listen to the following statements about the strike at Honda’s transmission plant in Guangdong p
Slideshow: Maostalgia
Foreign Policy has posted a photo essay of Nanjie, a town which collectivized in 1990 and remains a throwback to the Maoist era: There is little available
China Declines to Invite U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for Visit
U.S. Defense Secretary will not be visiting China on his current tour of Asia, the Washington Post reports: Gates had been hoping for months to visit
China Relaxes on Pornography but YouTube is Still Blocked
It’s been noted by web users in China today that a host of porn websites have suddenly and inexplicably been unblocked by Chinese censors. Additional
Xia Lin (夏林), Xinhua Deputy Chief Editor, Reveals Secret Details of Old News Stories
Following blogpost has been deleted from the original source, but there are plenty of copies online, translated by CDT: In
Jiang Xueqin: The Trouble With Teens
On the Diplomat blog (via Danwei), Jiang Xueqin, curriculum director at Shenzhen Middle School, China’s leading centre for progressive education
Despite Censorship, Internet Gives Chinese New Ways to Express Themselves
The Oakland Tribune writes about the cat-and-mouse game being played out on the Chinese Internet: A generation of netizens is emerging that is worldly,
