Monthly Archives: September 2010
Digital Media Makes More Work for Ministry of Truth
From the Australian: Traditionally, the propaganda department has preferred to use the telephone and face-to-face meetings to transmit its directives
Photo: On the train to Tibet, by thriol
On the train to Tibet, by thriol
China Releases White Paper on Human Rights, Highlighting Internet Freedom
Xinhua announces the release of a government white paper on human rights and Internet freedom: The Chinese government Sunday released a white paper on
Japan Asks China to Cover Damage to Patrol Boats
Despite Japan’s release of a Chinese boat captain detained in disputed waters, tensions have not eased between the two nations. From AP: Japan asked
China Begins Extending Plateau Railway to Tibet’s Second Largest City
The controversial railway into Tibet is going to be expanded to Tibet’s second largest city, Shigatse (Xigaze), Xinhua reports: The Lhasa-Xigaze
Photo: Holiday crowds at the Great Wall, by Christopher Cherry
Holiday crowds at the Great Wall, by Christopher Cherry
Robert D. Kaplan: While U.S. is Distracted, China Develops Sea Power
In the Washington Post, Robert D. Kaplan gives his perspective on China’s rising sea power: Whereas an island nation such as Britain goes to sea
China Rises and Rises, Yet Still Gets Foreign Aid
China still receives 2.5 billion in foreign aid, with the bulk of the money coming from Japan. From AP: China spent tens of billions of dollars on a dazzling
Japan Refuses to Apologise to China
After releasing a Chinese trawling boat captain detained in disputed waters, Japan has refused China’s demands for an apology. From Al Jazeera: China’s
Three Faces of the New China
The New York Times looks at the multifaceted personalities of a China on the rise: In one sense, there’s nothing surprising about a rising power finding s
Key Phrase: Do Not Make Irresponsible Remarks
“Do not make irresponsible remarks,” or “不要乱说话,” is today’s chosen key phrase from Southern Metropolis Daily. The following text is translated by CDT:
Scenes from China – The Big Picture
The Boston Globe’s excellent photo blog turns the lens on China, taking in everything from floods and landslides to e-waste and suicide nets: The
Groaning on the ‘Industrial Migration’ Trail
Some Chinese factories moved inland in hopes of securing cheaper and more readily available land, as well as lower labor costs. Caixin reports on the impact
A Hero of the China Underground
In the New York Review of Books, Howard French reviews The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China From the Bottom Up by Liao Yiwu (full article available
