Monthly Archives: September 2010
Japan Arrests Chinese Fishing Boat Captain Amid China Protests (Updated)
A collision between a Chinese fishing boat and a Japanese Coast Guard vessel near the disputed Diaoyu (aka Senkaku) Islands has caused a diplomatic crisis
The Colony
A film broadcast by Al Jazeera’s Witness explores the impact of Chinese investment on Africa’s cultural traditions: See also an interview
Conflict between Chengguan and Shenzhen Street Sellers Leads to Riots
Southern Metropolis Daily reports on yet another conflict between street sellers and Chengguan on China’s streets, this time in Bao’an district, Shenzhen. In
ArtTactic’s Chinese Contemporary Art Market Confidence Survey Shows Continued Strong Recovery
From ArtDaily.org: This week, ArtTactic released its newest Chinese contemporary art market confidence survey, which — as expected, considering the success o
A Trip Down Beijing’s Half-fake Memory Lane
For the Los Angeles Times, Megan K. Stack writes about life in the Beijing hutongs as they are being destroyed and transformed into tourist sites around
Energy Entrepreneurs: The Air Conditioner that is Good for the Air (Video)
Global Post profiles Zhang Yue, an entrepreneur who is working on developing an air conditioner that is good for the planet:
Zhao Yanqing (赵燕菁): Why Are Developed Countries So Worried about China but not India?
The following quote by Dr. Zhao Yanqing (???), Director of the Planning Bureau of Xiamen
Photo: The Drum Tower, Beijing, by roaming-the-planet
The Drum Tower, Beijing, by roaming-the-planet
Drum Tower Plan Shelved
A controversial plan to destroy one of Beijing’s most historic neighborhoods around the Bell and Drum Towers in order to develop a commercial tourist
Many Airline Pilots Have Fake Credentials
China Daily reports that more than 200 pilots have falsified their work experience: The results of investigations showed that in 2008-2009, airlines desperate
Huang Guangyu’s Farewell Letter
Huang Guangyu, the disgraced former chairman of Gome Electronics, has written a farewell letter as he begins his 14 years in prison, the Wall Street Journal
As U.S. Officials Begin Visit to Beijing, Relations are ‘Sound,’ China Says
A high-level U.S. government delegation is in Beijing to try to ease recent tensions. The Washington Post reports: “Sound” and “stable”
China to Have 200 Million Vehicles by 2020
China’s recent marathon traffic jams may be a sign of things to come. From AFP: The number of vehicles on China’s roads will more than double
In China, Even Small Cities Spend Big
The Wall Street Journal China Real Time blog reports that it’s not just consumers in Beijing and Shanghai who spend big in China, but their Tier
