Monthly Archives: October 2010
Beijing’s Bluster, America’s Quiet: The Disturbing Case of Xue Feng
On the New York Review of Books blog, Richard Bernstein discusses the case of Xue Feng to argue against the use “quiet diplomacy” to lobby
China Poised to Lead World in Patent Filings
The New York Times blog reports on a new study showing that China will soon take the lead in patents filed worldwide: Having passed Germany (exports),
China, U.S. Defense Officials to Meet
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will meet with his Chinese counterpart Liang Guanglie in Vietnam next week, the first such meeting since relations
Photo: Local thrash metal band Shu Tu in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
Local thrash metal band Shu Tu in Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
Harnessing the Ulan Buh Desert
While a recent Los Angeles Times article emphasized the use of water diversion to supply China’s cities, Beijing Review describes ongoing efforts
Provocative Chinese Art in Missouri
PRI’s The World reports on an exhibit by the Gao Brothers now on display in Kansas City, Missouri. Listen here: The two Chinese artists known as
The Most Interesting Ten Types of People in China
The following post is making the rounds of Chinese cyberspace. Translated by Yuanxi Huang: The Most Interesting Ten Types of People in China 1. The most
A Tale of China’s Two Great Cities
The Los Angeles Times takes a look at the ongoing rivalry between Beijing and Shanghai: “They stand like this,” says the 56-year-old restaurateur,
The Yangtze: Rapids Ahead
The Guardian reviews the work of photographer Nadav Kander, who traveled the length of the Yangtze River to document it: His project is suffused with
Migrant ‘Villages’ Within a City Ignite Debate
The New York Times reports on the growing debate over the policy of “sealed management,” in which villages inhabited by migrant workers in
Photo: West Lake, Hangzhou, by Jojje Olsson
West Lake, Hangzhou, by Jojje Olsson
China, Japan’s Leaders Meet, Signal Thaw
After weeks of acrimony between their nations, the leaders of China and Japan met in Brussels. From CNN: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime
Usha Haley: China’s Fifty Cent Party for Internet Propaganda
From the Huffington Post: A funny thing happened when I published my first HuffPost blog entry. My blog dealt with subsidies from the Chinese government
Chang Ping on the State of Media in China
China Media Project has translated an interview with Chang Ping, a veteran journalist and former deputy editor of Southern Metropolis Daily, from Taiwan’s
US Jobs: In China Trade Fight, Does Protectionism Help, or Hurt?
The Christian Science Monitor looks at the simmering dispute with China over its currency from the perspective of American workers: The bipartisan support
