Monthly Archives: July 2010
Zijin Mining Reports Waste Leakage in China
China’s biggest gold producer is responsible for a major acid waste water leak in Fujian Province. From the Wall Street Journal: Zijin Mining Gr
Little Ai
Evan Osnos writes about Wu Yuren, the artist who is currently being detained after he was beaten in a Beijing police station: I met Wu in March, not l
Deferred Death Penalty a Countermeasure for Some Local Courts
Oriental Outlook (瞭望东方周刊) looks at why some local courts are increasingly handing down death sentences with two-year reprieves (判死缓). Translated by CD
China’s Internet Triple Speak
From The Diplomat: On the possible reasons for the Chinese decision, [Rebecca MacKinnon] says it appears that the pragmatists within the Chinese gove
Local Cadres Face Labor Conflicts, Learn from Classes
Outlook Magazine (瞭望) reports on resolving worker disputes with classes on labor contracts for cadres. Translated by CDT: Ou Yangjun, director of cadr
Products Made in China Often Cost More There Than in the West
From the Los Angeles Times: Kobe Bryant’s Nike sneakers with the Made in China label go for $165 in the U.S. But at an official Nike store in C
LeBron James Gets China
Turns out the closely-watched decision by basketball star LeBron James to join the Miami Heat had everything to do with China. The Forbes blog explain
China Seeks to Reduce Internet Users’ Anonymity
AP reports on a speech by Wang Chen, director of the State Council Information Office (SCIO), in which he calls for expanding real name registration o
This Is How We Interviewed Wen Qiang
EastSouthWestNorth compiles media stories of the execution of former Chongqing official, Wen Qiang. An excerpt of a translated China Youth Daily inter
Group Aims to Add Transparency to China’s Charities
The China Foundation Center was launched last week. According to the Wall Street Journal’s Real Time China blog, it “aims to help increase
Professors Yu Jianrong and Jiang Ming’an Spar Over Future of Re-education Through Labor
Dui Hua’s Human Rights Journal has translated two pieces by prominent legal scholars about the re-education through labor system: In separate o
China to Start Draining Dam that Threatens City
Reuters reports:Authorities in a remote western part of China hope to start draining as soon as Tuesday an overfilled, leaking reservoir which is th
China Expands Anti-corruption Law
From the BBC:China has issued new anti-corruption rules which require government workers to report their investments, incomes and assets, state medi
China Worries about Losing its Character(s)
The Los Angeles Times looks that the ways technology is usurping the written Chinese language:Almost any Chinese person you meet will confess to a l
