Monthly Archives: July 2010
Wang Hui, Plagiarism, and the Great Bourgeois Academic Cultural Revolution
Susan D. Blum, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, writes on changing standards of academic conduct in China for The China Beat: China
Four Held Over China Pipeline Blast, Toll Hits 13
Four people have been detained in connection with the chemical pipeline explosion in Nanjing, which killed 13 people. AFP reports: More than 300 others
In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts (Updated)
The New York Times reports on the worsening air and water quality in China: China, the world’s most prodigious emitter of greenhouse gas, continues to s
A Popular Chinese Blogger Finds a Place to Speak Openly
Han Han, the popular Chinese blogger and writer, spoke at the Hong Kong Book Fair. From the New York Times: Han Han, considered China’s most popular b
China Stops Journalist’s Arrest after Public Outcry
After putting investigative journalist Qiu Ziming on the Wanted List for a series of articles he wrote revealing insider trading at a Shenzhen manufacturing
The Truth Behind Beijing’s Sealing the Village Management
Recently, the policy of “sealed management” – under which villages of migrant workers are heavily guarded and locked at night –
Investigative Journalist on the Run
Global Times reports that Economic Observer journalist Qiu Ziming (仇子明) is wanted for arrest after uncovering insider trading at a Shenzhen manufacturing compa
China’s Drive for ‘Indigenous Innovation’ – A Web of Industrial Policies
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has produced a 45-page report by James McGregor titled, “China’s Drive for ‘Indigenous Innovation’ – A
Dark Secrets of Death in China’s Mine Shafts
When details of coal mine murder-extortion plots in Beijing began to surface, some cinema fans noted the murders’ striking similarity to those in
Kashgar to Become Home to Xinjiang’s Own SEZ
According to a translated Economic Observer report, Kashgar will become Xinjiang’s newest ‘special economic zone’ (SEZ): As part of the
A Scholar’s Insight Into China’s Budding Legal System
The New York Times profiles eminent Chinese legal scholar, Jerome Cohen: Over the years, Mr. Cohen has met with members of numerous legal delegations organized
12 Killed in China’s Latest Industrial Accident
The Los Angeles Times reports: A powerful explosion ignited by a broken gas pipeline on Wednesday killed at least 12 people, injured about 300 and flattened
Yiyi Lu: The Lesser-Known Internet Story in China
Yiyi Lu writes on local governments’ online participation in China for the Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time Report: Stories of the proactive
