Monthly Archives: September 2010
Photo: Boating on the canal, by Jeremy Barwick
Boating on the canal, by Jeremy Barwick
Minxin Pei: What China Needs to Learn
On the Diplomat, Minxin Pei offers some words of advice to China’s leaders following the recent tensions with Japan:To be sure, Japan wasn’t bl
Perspectives on the South-North Water Diversion
An overview in The Los Angeles Times of the colossal South-North Water Diversion includes a variety of perspectives on the project: “This is on a par w
Columbia University: “Internet, Censorship, and Political Participation in China”
If you are in New York, please join this China Town Hall event at Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute: “Internet, Censor
Xiao Shu: Anyuanding, and Why Political Reform Can’t Wait
China Media Project fellow Xiao Shu comments on the investigation into private security company Anyuanding, which has been accused of detaining petitio
Chinese Collector Guan Yi: How To Bring Public Closer To Contemporary Art?
Jing Daily translates a profile of famed Chinese contemporary art collector Guan Yi originally published in Chinese magazine Mangazine (精英男性杂志):Guan
Perry Link: A Message Too Powerful to Stop
In the International Herald Tribune, Perry Link comments on a recent blog post by Han Han:This month, Han Han, aged 28, a master of Aesopian wit and
A Glimpse of China’s Middle Class (Part 2)
A report originally published in the People’s Daily takes a look at what it means to be a member of China’s middle class.
China Bank to Fund Controversial African Dam
International Rivers has confirmed that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is backing Ethiopia’s controversial Gibe 3 dam, whose generating eq
Ai Weiwei’s Zodiac Heads/Circle of Animals at the Sao Paulo Biennale
Artist and blogger Ai Weiwei has unveiled his “Heads/Circle of Animals” sculptural installation at the 29th Sao Paulo Biennale in Brazil: T
Willy Lam: Is China Afraid of Its Own People?
In Foreign Policy, Willy Lam looks at the Chinese public’s reaction to recent tensions with Japan over disputed islands in the South China Sea:
Photo: Hitching a ride in Shanghai, by Patrik Lockne
Hitching a ride in Shanghai, by Patrik Lockne
Gates, Buffett Dine with China’s Rich for Charity
The much-discussed dinner for Chinese millionaires hosted by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett happened last night in a chateau on the outskirts of Beijing
China Accepts Japan’s Rare-Earth Purchase Requests, Asahi Says
Following tensions with Japan over a dispute in the South China Sea, China barred exports of rare earth materials to that country last week. According
US and China Resume Military Ties
The BBC reports on the resumption of military ties between the U.S. and China after a six-month hiatus:US officials said the two sides would hold mar
