Monthly Archives: August 2010
National Cable TV Network Soon
China Daily reports on the planned consolidation of China’s radio and television networks: “The nation’s radio and television networks
China Silent on North Korea’s Kim Visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s secretive visit to China the second this year, has now been confirmed but his agenda there is still unclear. From
China Traffic Jam Vanishes Overnight?
The Christian Science Monitor gives an update on the traffic jam which clogged up roads north of Beijing for twelve days straight: The China traffic jam
Latest Directives from the Ministry of Truth, August 14-August 24, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities,
Photo: A passenger waits at check-in, Beijing Capital International Airport, by Patrik Lockne
A passenger waits at check-in, Beijing Capital International Airport, by Patrik Lockne
Kim Jong-il Reported to Be in China
Once again, reports are surfacing that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may, or may not, be in China, or is arriving there shortly. From the New York Times: The
“We are not Machines:” Teen Spirit on China’s Shopfloor
On China Beat, Mary E. Gallagher writes about the recent spate of labor protests around China: Travelling to China three different times this summer has
China Plane Crash Highlights New Risks for China’s Booming Air Travel Industry
The Christian Science Monitor follows up on Tuesday’s crash of a Henan Airlines flight: The plane crash in China that killed 42 people late Tuesday
Tracking “Political Reform” in China
China Media Project looks at discussions of political reform in China, after many observers were disappointed by the short shrift given the issue by the
Chongqing’s Call to Urban Conversion
Caixin staff reporters Zhang Yanling and Zhang Tao cover Chongqing’s long-range plans to convert millions of rural residential permits (hukou) to
China Detains Four Over Attack on Xinjiang Police
Four have been detained in connection with last week’s attack in Xinjiang. From Reuters: Four people have been detained for a deadly attack on Chinese
China’s First Homegrown Jet–And Why It Matters
Ray Kwong writes on the C919, China’s domestically engineered narrowbody airplane, and what it’ll do for the aviation market. From Forbes’
CDT Needs Interns!
China Digital Times (CDT), an online news portal run out of the Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley, is hiring interns. We are looking for energetic,
