Daily Archives: September 1, 2010

Photo: Fishing boats on the Haihe River in Tianjin, by Jim Gourley

September 1, 2010 10:14 PM

Fishing boats on the Haihe River in Tianjin, by Jim Gourley

Visibility of Gay People Reflects Changes in China

September 1, 2010 9:53 PM

Howard French, former New York Times’ Shanghai bureau chief, returned to the city this summer and noted changes on the streets:As this society

Greater Steps Can be Taken to Reduce the Death Penalty

September 1, 2010 9:33 PM

Southern Weekend interviewed Zhou Guangquan, member of the Legal Committee of the National People’s Congress and Tsinghua University professor, about t

Carrying the Spear (and Dagger) for a Fading Art Form

September 1, 2010 9:15 PM

Like much of old Beijing, Peking Opera is now rapidly fading into history. The New York Times reports on the fight to keep it alive:This modest and slightly

How China Could Avert a Water Crisis Without Uprooting 330,000 People

September 1, 2010 8:59 PM

Fast Company reports on an innovative plan by the city of Tianjin to deal with the water crisis and avoid the pollution that comes with the massive south-to-north

China Requires ID for Cellphone Numbers

September 1, 2010 2:21 PM

The New York Times reports on new registration requirements for cell phone users in China:The Chinese government began Wednesday to require cellphone

Latest Directives From the Ministry of Truth, August 26-August 30, 2010

September 1, 2010 9:41 AM

The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities,