Monthly Archives: October 2010
Photo: Tea for sale at a market in Yunnan, by Steve Evans
Tea for sale at a market in Yunnan, by Steve Evans
Currency Rift With China Exposes Shifting Clout
The New York Times reports:Over seared scallops and beef tenderloin, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner urged his counterparts from Europe, Cana
David Kelly: Liu Xiaobo and Universal Values
David Kelly, a Professor of China Studies at the China Research Centre, University of Technology, Sydney, counters arguments that Liu Xiaobo’s a
Who is China’s Publicity Film Really For?
Columnist and veteran journalist Chang Ping writes in the South China Morning Post (reposted on China Media Project) about a new propaganda film, Peop
Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Weeps at Prize Honouring Tiananmen Dead
[Photo of Liu Xia taken in Beijing on September 29 by Jordan Pouille] Liu Xiaobo’s wife Liu Xia was able to meet with the Nobel laureate and tel
Julia Lovell: Beijing Values the Nobels. That’s Why This Hurts
From the Independent: Most years, Chinese scholars, politicians and journalists worry that a Nobel Prize has never been awarded to a Chinese person wh
Photo: Working on a tea plantation near Hangzhou, by Jojje Olsson
Working on a tea plantation near Hangzhou, by Jojje Olsson
Photo: Security Guard Outside Liu Xia’s Home Gestures to Journalists
October, 8, 2010, Security personnel gestures at the entrance of a residential compound where Liu Xia, wife of Liu Xiaobo, lives in Beijing REUTERS/P
Washington Post: Mr. Wen Confesses
The Washington Post published an editorial commenting on recent comments by Premier Wen Jiabao about why the government will not give into pressure to
Analysis: US-China Ties Strained by Dissident
AP looks at the impact of Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel prize on U.S.-China ties in light of President Obama’s words of support for the new laureate:
U.S.-China Deadlock Dims Climate Talk Prospects
The New York Times reports that U.N. climate negotiations being held in Tianjin are at a standstill due to the U.S. and China’s failure to reach
Hong Kong Netizens Respond To Nobel
The following are excerpts from the Hong Kong-based Tianya forum where netizens responded to news that Liu Xiaobo had won the Nobel Peace Prize:Liu
Ran Yunfei: Congratulations to the Freedom Fighter Liu Xiaobo
Blogger Ran Yunfei posted the following today on his blog:Congratulations to the Freedom Fighter Liu Xiaobo Today, I am still excited. I can’t
China Blanks Nobel Peace Prize Searches
From CNN: With news media across the globe reacting to this year’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement, authorities in the winner’s homeland ar
Netizens React: Premier’s Interview Censored
From China Real Time Report: An official news blackout in China surrounding Premier Wen Jiabao’s interview over the weekend with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria
