Monthly Archives: November 2010
Learning from the Baiji’s Demise
A study described at Planet Earth Online reveals unexpected twists in the story of the Yangtze’s baiji river dolphins and their slide into extinction: The
China Faces a Nettlesome Neighbor in North Korea
With today’s escalation of tensions between North and South Korea, the New York Times looks at China’s role in the conflict: Despite its impoverishment
Miners Shot in Yunnan; Miners Rescued in Sichuan
Danwei posts two links to stories about miners in danger. First, in Yunnan, nine miners were killed after explosives detonated inside, but it was later
China Restarts Rare Earth Shipments To Japan
After a months-long drama after China stopped exporting rare earth elements to Japan as part of a diplomatic dispute, the exports have again resumed, AP
China, in a Turnaround, Launches a Drive to Build Low-income Housing
The Los Angeles Times reports on new government efforts to provide housing for china’s low-income residents who can’t buy into the skyrocketing
Photo: Children and bird cages, by Christopher Cherry
Children and bird cages, by Christopher Cherry
Born In The U.S.A.? Some Chinese Plan It That Way
NPR has a report on wealthy Chinese women who pay a fee to service providers who can arrange for them to give birth on U.S. soil under a U.S. Constitutional
Focus Shifts to China as North Korea Tensions Escalate; North and South Korea Exchange Artillery Fire
After the discovery of thousands of nuclear centrifuges at a nuclear facility in North Korea, Washington is raising the pressure on Beijing to rein in
Nobel Winner Refuses Chinese Bargain
The authorities have offered Liu Xiaobo freedom in exile in return for a confession. Please read the article by Jane Macartney of The Times, via the
Jailed China Milk Campaigner Seeks Medical Parole
Zhao Lianhai, who was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for his work defending victims of the tainted milk powder, has applied for medical parole
China Inflation May Be Too Hot for Controls Amid Cash Glut.
China’s plans to rein in prices include selling state food reserves, stabilizing the cost of natural gas and cracking down on speculation in and hoarding o
China’s Other Billion: A Train Ride Across Henan
Following is the latest installment in a series of posts by journalist Rachel Beitarie*, who will be sharing with us dispatches from her journey
Latest Directives From the Ministry of Truth, November 10-21, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government
China’s Billions Reap Rewards in Cambodia
The Washington Post’s John Pomfret reports from Koh Kong, Cambodia: Here in the depths of the Cardamom Mountains, where the Chinese-backed Khmer
