Monthly Archives: October 2010
China announces largest-ever team for Guangzhou Asian Games
EIJING - Chinese sports authorities have announced the country's largest-ever delegation for an international sporting event, as Beijing aims to d
China announces largest-ever team for Guangzhou Asian Games
EIJING - Chinese sports authorities have announced the country's largest-ever delegation for an international sporting event, as Beijing aims to d
China announces largest-ever team for Guangzhou Asian Games
EIJING - Chinese sports authorities have announced the country's largest-ever delegation for an international sporting event, as Beijing aims to d
China announces largest-ever team for Guangzhou Asian Games
EIJING - Chinese sports authorities have announced the country's largest-ever delegation for an international sporting event, as Beijing aims to d
China announces largest-ever team for Guangzhou Asian Games
EIJING - Chinese sports authorities have announced the country's largest-ever delegation for an international sporting event, as Beijing aims to d
China Bullet Train Becomes World’s Fastest
AP (via the Huffington Post) reports on the newest fastest train the world between Shanghai and Hangzhou, and other recent engineering feats by China:
Ai Weiwei on China’s Regime
The Economist invites Ai Weiwei to drink tea. In this video interview, he discusses, “his twofold identity, China’s ‘pretend smile
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: A Tale of Three Mega-Events
On China Beat, Jeffrey Wasserstrom compares China’s and India’s handling of “Mega-Events,” ie, the Beijing Olympics, the Shang
Chinese Twitter User Seized After Supporting Liu Xiaobo
The Guardian reports on the detention of Chinese Twitter user Mou Yanxi in Chongqing:Zhang Shijie, a blogger in Chongqing, tweeted that officers had
Photo: Cooking near Xidan in Beijing, by Patrik Lockne
Cooking near Xidan in Beijing, by Patrik Lockne
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Call for Release of Dissident Chinese Writer
A high-profile group of Nobel laureates has called for the release of Liu Xiaobo. From the Los Angeles Times:The letter released Monday by Liu’
Lake Tai’s Champion Keeps Up the Fight
The Wall Street Journal’s Real Time China blog reports that environmental activist Wu Lihong is out of jail and back to his work raising awarene
Taking Harder Stance Toward China, Obama Lines Up Allies
The New York Times reports on the Obama administration’s new stance toward China which it is finding to be less than a cooperative partner on a
Turning Point in Tianjin
Earlier this month, Tianjin hosted a U.N.-sponsored conference on climate change. As part of the conference, NGOs gathered to discuss related issues.
Photo: A rainy day at the Shanghai Expo, by Damien Polegato
A rainy day at the Shanghai Expo, by Damien Polegato


