Monthly Archives: June 2010
Keyword: Warning Letter
“Warning letter,” or “???,” is today’s chosen keyword from Southern Metropolis Daily. The following text, from Beijing News,
After Re-education, Tibetan Monks Regret Uprising
Following patriotic re-education classes, some monks have changed their stance on the March 2008 Lhasa riots. From the New York Times: It was the much
What if China Had Bought Newsweek?
In Letter from China, Evan Osnos elaborates the differences between journalism in China and America, recent bold strides by Chinese journalists, and what
Civil Aviation Official Commits Suicide
Liu Yajun, a civil aviation official, has committed suicide. While no details of Liu’s motives are currently known, his death comes amid graft investigations
Howard W. French: Old Charms Thrive in the New Shanghai
Howard French, former Shanghai Bureau Chief for the New York Times, revisits the city: Already at this hour, the highway into Shanghai was throbbing with
China, Taiwan Forge Strongest Ties Yet with Sweeping Trade Deal
The Christian Science Monitor reports on an historic new trade deal between the mainland and Taiwan: The deal, known as the Economic Cooperation Framework
Google vs. China: Search Giant Blinks (Updated)
CNN Money has the latest in the ongoing saga of Google in China: Google slightly altered its business strategy in China late Monday in an attempt to balance
China’s Push to Develop its West Hasn’t Closed Income Gap with East, Critics Say
The Washington Post reports: China’s economic boom had largely left the west behind. Spreading the wealth was as important politically as economically
Photo: Be Resolute, Do Not Fear Sacrifice
Wall-side slogans in San Duo Li Village, by Rachel Elsa.
“Black Households” Turn White in Next Census
Southern People Weekly reports on China’s sixth population census, which will allow unregistered households to become registered. Translated by CDT: China’s
Chinese Modernist Painter Wu Guanzhong Dies at 90
From AP: Wu Guanzhong, known as one of the fathers of modern Chinese art for combining western and Chinese elements in black and white oil paintings,
More than 100 Trapped in China Landslide
From AFP: More than 100 people were buried or trapped in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in southwest China on Monday, a local official said, in the
China: The Next Superconsumer?
The Guardian takes a look at the social an environmental impact of China’s rising consumerism: Until recently, China was living within the planet’s
Sam Crane: Beauty and Power on China’s Silk Road
Sam Crane travels the Silk Road in a piece for Kyoto Journal: Today, Dunhuang is a major tourist destination, especially popular with Japanese, Koreans
China Pushing the Envelope on Science, and Sometimes Ethics
John Pomfret writes in the Washington Post: Centuries after it led the world in technological prowess — think gunpowder, irrigation and the printed
