Monthly Archives: June 2010
AP Exclusive: Uighurs Flee China After Riots
The AP has interviewed Uighur refugees who fled China after riots last year and are now seeking asylum in other countries: Nearly a year after the worst
Raghav Bahl: Colonial Hangovers
From an editorial in the Hindustan Times: Has China’s more turbulent British colonial history and India’s more ‘civilising’ one given the former the edg
Exclusive: Publication of China Crackdown Memoirs Halted
From Reuters: About 20,000 Chinese-language copies of “The Tiananmen Diary of Li Peng” had initially been scheduled to go on sale in Hong
Photo: Kids playing in Guizhou, by Philou.cn
Kids playing in Guizhou, by Philou.cn
90 Dead in Southern China Flooding; 1.4M Evacuated
From AP: The death toll from flooding this week in southern China rose to 90 Saturday, and 1.4 million people were evacuated as the inundated region prepared
How Officials Can Spin the Media
From China Media Project: Ever since President Hu Jintao’s major media policy speech back on June 20, 2008, party leaders have been obsessed with “public opi
A Night at the Electronics Factory
The New York Times spends a night with workers at Shenzhen’s now-notorious Foxconn plant: And what is life like for a cog in China’s labor-intensive f
Disneyland Project in Shanghai Spotlights Forced Evictions in China
Nearly 2,000 households will be relocated for the $3.5 billion Disneyland development project in Shanghai, which is set to open in 2014. The Washington
Supplier Strike Halts Toyota Plant in China
A Tianjin Toyota plant has been idled after a strike at one of its supplier factories. From the Wall Street Journal: Toyota Motor Corp. suspended production
China Signals a Gradual Rise in Value of Its Currency
The People’s Bank of China has announced plans to increase the RMB exchange rate flexibility. From the New York Times: China’s central bank announced o
Florida Family Awarded $2.5 Million Over Defective Drywall
From Bloomberg: A Florida couple suffered $2.5 million in damages as a result of defective drywall from China, a Florida jury found yesterday, helping
Why China Isn’t At The World Cup
The Forbes blog looks at – and debunks – several possible explanations for the failure of China’s soccer team to make it to the World
Kyrgyzstan Crisis a Threat to China’s Influence
The Associated Press reports: Bustling trade between China and Kyrgyzstan has slowed to a trickle since deadly violence broke out in Kyrgyzstan, and experts
China Now Pressuring Tibetans Outside Politics
From the Associated Press: China’s government has grown increasingly sensitive about Tibet in the two years since rioting in the regional capital
Taiwan’s Top Laptop Maker Raising China Wages
Compal Electronics Inc. has announced an unspecified wage increase for its Chinese workers, according to a report from the Associated Press: Compal Electronics
