Monthly Archives: July 2010
China’s Dalian Port Resumes Operations at Two Oil Berths
The Dalian port is slowly resuming business after the oil spill last week, MarketWatch reports: Dalian Port Co. (2880.HK) said Sunday it resumed operations
Protesters Gather in Guangzhou to Protect Cantonese Language
The Guardian reports: Up to a thousand protesters gathered in the centre of Guangzhou shouting slogans, before police dispersed them peacefully. A witness
China’s Money and Migrants Pour Into Tibet and Stir Unrest
The New York Times reports from Tibet on the impact the surge of Han Chinese migrants is having on the region: …If the influx of money and people
Chinese Philanthropist Donates It All
The Globe and Mail profiles Chinese billionaire Yu Pengnian who donated the bulk of his wealth to a foundation for philanthropic purposes: In a stunned
Pornography Freed from Great Chinese Firewall
AP reports on the reemergence of porn sites on the Chinese Internet: Word leaked out slowly, spread by web-savvy folks on Twitter: Internet porn that
Offering to Aid Talks, U.S. Challenges China on Disputed Islands
From the New York Times: Opening a new source of potential friction with China, the Obama administration said Friday that it would step into a tangled
A Chinese Official Praises a Taboo: Democracy
The New York Times’ Saturday Profile is of scholar Yu Keping: A closer look at Mr. Yu provides a small window into the role of those few public
A Grim Chapter in History Kept Closed
The New York Times’ Letter from China is on the Cultural Revolution: While the Cultural Revolution is not a taboo subject per se, to this day research
China’s Star Blogger Treads Fine Line
The AFP profiles blogger/race car driver/magazine publisher Han Han: Han, famous for his witty, scathing critiques of China’s corrupt officials
Top Official Sentenced to Death for Corruption
A Guangdong official has been sentenced to death with two-year reprieve. From Xinhua: Chen Shaoji, former top political advisor of south China’s
China Sentences Uighur Writer to 15 Years in Jail
According to an Associated Press report, a Uighur journalist has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for “endangering national security”: A
Verna Yu: Cantonese, Please
An op-ed in the New York Times looks at the decline of Cantonese in Hong Kong: More and more, ambitious parents in Hong Kong are giving their children
First Details on China Oil Spill’s Cause Emerge
AP has the latest on the massive oil spill off the Dalian coast: Chinese authorities gave no update Friday on the size of the oil spill, which had spread
Steven Clemons: Beijing’s Fragile Swagger
Steven Clemons writes on U.S.-China relations for the New America Foundation. In this piece, Clemons discusses the vacillating power dynamic of the United
