Monthly Archives: October 2010
Latest Directives From the Ministry of Truth, October 9-19, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government a
China Says In No Rush To Talk Politics With Taiwan
From Reuters: China is in no rush to begin talks with historic rival Taiwan over sensitive military or political issues, Beijing’s top man in ch
Google Reaffirms Commitment To China
From AFP:Google vice president John Liu on Tuesday reaffirmed the firm’s commitment to China, the world’s largest web community, after i
Tibetan Students Protest Use of Chinese in Classes
From AP:Tibetan students in western China marched in protest of unconfirmed plans to use the Chinese language exclusively in classes, teachers said
Photo: A lane in Beijing with the CCTV headquarters in the background, by Jim Gourley
A lane in Beijing with the CCTV headquarters in the background, by Jim Gourley
Chinese Stocks Tumble after Rate Hike; Banks Outperform
MarketWatch reports on the interest rate increase announced by the People’s Bank of China today:Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong shares fell sha
中国副外长傅莹质疑诺贝尔和平奖授予刘晓波
马拉喀什据法新社及香港电台报道，中国副外长傅莹周日在摩洛哥参加一次会议时，对诺贝尔和平奖授予刘晓波提出质疑。她说，为什么那些协助解决中国问题的“英雄”没有被提名。 在摩洛哥城市马拉喀什举行的世界政策会议上，傅莹表示，诺贝尔奖委员会总是提名一些来自中国的特别的人。傅莹说，任何人只要做出反对中国的特别的
China’s Next Leader Remains Closed Book
The Financial Times gives some background of Xi Jinping, who just took another step toward becoming China’s next president when he was appointed
Madeline Earp: China Talks Press Rights – But it Won’t Walk the Walk
Madeline Earp of the Committee to Protect Journalists writes in the Guardian about a new report just released by CPJ looking at debates over press fre
China Reins in Rare Earth Exports
China’s extraction and exportation of rare earth minerals, which are used in the manufacturing of a variety of high-tech goods including cell ph
Photo: Security outside a soccer match at Workers Stadium in Beijing, by Jordan Pouille
Security outside a soccer match at Workers Stadium in Beijing, by Jordan Pouille
All 37 Confirmed Dead in Latest China Mine Disaster
The search for miners at the Pingyu Mine in Henan has ended with all 37 missing miners found dead. From Reuters:The gas leak occurred early Saturday
China Unveils Ambitious Plan to Protect Wildlife at UN Talks
The Guardian’s Jonathan Watts describes China’s new plan for wildlife preservation, unveiled as the UN COP10 talks on biodiversity begin in Nagoya. Ch
Paul Krugman: We’re Not China
In the New York Times, Paul Krugman argues against comparisons between Europe’s complaints about a weak dollar and U.S. complaints about an unde
Du Daozheng on Hu and Wen, and Reform
China Media Project translates a piece by Du Daozheng in Yanhuang Chunqiu magazine which discusses recent comments by Wen Jiabao about prospects for p
