Monthly Archives: August 2010
The (Propaganda) Empire Strikes in China
For the Asia Times, Kent Ewing writes on China’s latest charm offensive plan, and why — despite events like the Olympics and the World Expo
Gome Chair: Gome Doesn’t Belong to Huang
Gome Chairman Chen Xiao speaks with Caixin about Huang Guangyu, investment by Bain Capital, and more: After Huang was detained, I was appointed as acting
Photo: Flood waters in Chengdu, by wu fake
Flood waters in Chengdu, by wu fake
Rain Batters China; 250,000 Evacuated in Flood
Flooding of the Yalu River long the China-North Korea border has killed four and forced the evacuation of a quarter of a million people. From AP: Heavy
China’s Investigative Reporters Face Harassment and Worse
The Los Angeles Times reports on the attack against Caijing reporter Fang Xuanchang and other threats faced by investigative journalists in China: In
Most Commercial Street in Beijing Turn off Visitors and Renters
For Huffington Post, Danwei’s Alice Xin Liu writes about the commercialization of once-arty sections of Beijing: Nanluogu Xiang is located in one
Death Sentence Given To Ex-Police Internet Supervisory Department Head
ESWN translates a story from Beijing News: Yu Bing was the former Internet Supervisory Department head in the Beijing City Public Security Bureau.
Mud Buries a County Devoid of Trees and Plans
An article in Caixin looks at the role deforestation 50 years ago played in the recent devastating mudslide in Zhouqu, Gansu: Many scholars and local
China’s Spectacular Ascendance Begins to Reshape the World Economy
The New York Times (via the Guardian) looks at the global impact of recent news that’s China’s economy has surpassed that of Japan, making
Ming Pao: Aksu Explosion “A Lie”
autonomous region blog has translated a story from Ming Pao, which quotes a police official in Aksu, XInjiang, denying reports of a bombing which killed
China Floods Cause Mass Evacuation
The deadly flooding in China has spread and is now resulting in mass evacuations on the North Korea border. From BBC: Some 200 houses have been destroyed
Photo: Cormorant fishing in Yunnan, by Brian Sterling
Cormorant fishing in Yunnan, by Brian Sterling
Contest of the Century
The Economist takes a look at the long-standing rivalry between China and India: The prospect of renewed war between India and China is, for now, something
Uighur Intellectual Who Won’t Back Down in China
The New York Times profiles Uighur professor Ilham Tohti: These are precarious times for Mr. Tohti, a brazenly outspoken spark plug of a man whose advocacy
Photo: A satellite image shows high water levels in the Three Gorges Dam, by Digital Globe
A satellite image shows high water levels in the Three Gorges Dam, by Digital Globe
