Monthly Archives: October 2010
Václav Havel and Desmond M. Tutu: If China Frees Nobel Winner, It Will Show its Strength
Nobel laureates Václav Havel and Desmond M. Tutu call for the release of Liu Xiaobo in the Washington Post:As we write, Liu remains cloistered in a
Chinese rate hike gets mixed reactions from Asian markets
HONG KONG -- Asian shares were mixed on Thursday as Chinese data showed inflation in the world's second-biggest economy jumped to its fastest rate
Taiwan's national exhibition center to open in 2013
The current Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall will be expanded and upgraded into a national-level exhibition center, with operation se
In Search of Remembrance: Jia Zhangke’s I Wish I Knew
China Beat reviews I Wish I Knew, a documentary by Jia Zhangke:Jia’s best films are insistently about the articulation of “space” amid seemingly ins
Photo: Lights overlooking West Lake in Hangzhou, by Jill
Lights overlooking West Lake in Hangzhou, by Jill
Video: Alex Wang on Environmental Governance in China
Dr. Andreas Fulda sent us the following:On 24 June 2010 Dr Andreas Fulda from the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottin
Global Trade Wars: China Turns up the Heat
CNN reports on the growing trade dispute over rare earth elements, after the Chinese government has given conflicting messages about whether the count
“Chalk God” 3D Street Art, Netizens Hail Him as an “Architect”
chinaSMACK translates a Xinmin post about a 3D chalk artist whose works have been circulating in BBS and microblogs in recent days:Yesterday, many p
For Some Chinese College Students, Sex Is A Business Opportunity
From Los Angeles Times: The girls from the drama academy cost the most. Actresses are pretty, after all, and pretty is the point. Steady access to the
China Paper Blasts Western-style Democracy
From AP: China’s ruling Communist Party called Wednesday for its members to reject Western-style democratic notions amid a brewing debate on the
China Seeks to Block Unpublished UN Report on Ammunition in Darfur Attack
From Bloomberg: A confidential United Nations report saying Chinese bullets were used in attacks on peacekeeping troops in the Darfur region of Sudan
Photography, from the Yangtze to Thirsty Beijing
At China Dialogue, a slideshow by Olli Geibel documents the precarious state of Beijing’s water resources, while The Guardian reports the launch
Peter Bosshard: Conflict at Zambian Mine Casts a Shadow on Chinese Labor Practices
Peter Bosshard of International Rivers writes for the Huffington Post about the recent incident in which 11 Zambian miners were shot by Chinese manage
China’s Other Billion: The Good Earth
Following is the latest installment in a series of posts by journalist Rachel Beitarie*, who will be sharing with us dispatches from her journey a
Ian Johnson: Rumblings of Reform in Beijing?
In the New York Review of Books, Ian Johnson writes about calls for political reform in China, from the Premier to activists, and what if any impact t
