Monthly Archives: June 2010
Listen to the Citizens, and Control Them
China Media Project looks at and translates a summary of a recent speech by Yang Yanyin (杨衍银), executive deputy secretary of the Working Committee of Ce
Strike Forces Toyota to Halt Production at Chinese Factory
From the New York Times: Toyota Motor was forced to halt production at a car factory in China on Tuesday for the second time this month after workers
Xu Zhiyong, et al: “The Chinese Citizens’ Pledge”
ChinaGeeks translates a pledge written by Xu Zhiyong, Teng Biao, Wang Gongquan, Li Xiongbing, Li Fangping, Xu Youyu, and Zhang Shihe, which is being circulated
China Puts on Hold Trial of Tibet Environmentalist
The case of Tibetan environmentalist Rinchen Samdrup has been delayed, according to a report from the Associated Press: An award-winning Tibetan environmentalist’s
Public Recommendation and Direct Elections in Nanjing to Cover Cities and Countryside, Allow People to Wield Rights
While elections in China exist at the village level, they are rare at the township level and above. Currently, Nanjing is the only city with direct elections
China Cracks Down on Shoddy Statues of Chairman Mao
Statues bearing Mao Zedong’s likeness sold in his birthplace of Shaoshan, will be subject to quality inspections starting July 1. From Reuters: China,
Gady Epstein: China Currency 2.0: Yes, Change Really Is Coming (Updated)
Gady Epstein comments on the Forbes blog about the recent announcement that China would implement a gradual rise in its currency rates: …The fallacy
Beijing Splits Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Forces
From Asia Sentinel: Clever divide-and-rule tactics by Beijing have split the pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong and assured passage of what passes for political
As China Aids Labor, Unrest Is Still Rising
From the New York Times: On a hot morning in late May, while some 2,000 workers at a Honda parts factory were striking in China’s south, 100 irate e
Data Difficult to Come by in Studying China’s Income Inequality
For researchers studying China’s income gaps, good data is hard to come by. An excerpt from Southern Weekend, translated by CDT: Scholars who study
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth: June 2-June 18, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities,
Photo: Father and son eat together in Xi’an, by eluiscabrera
Father and son eat together in Xi’an, by eluiscabrera
Chang Ping: Throwing the Rich in with the Poor
Chang Ping writes for China Media Project: How exactly can and should the rich and poor learn to live together? This is a tense and intractable global
China’s Yuan Move Good for Some, Bad for Others
From MarketWatch: Asian equities markets rallied in the wake of China’s weekend announcement that it will allow its currency to gradually move against
