Monthly Archives: November 2010
US Web Traffic Rerouted via China Telecom
The BBC reports on an incident in which web traffic to U.S. government websites was briefly rerouted to China last year:The incident, which happened
China to Turn Silk Road City into Special Economic Zone (updated)
After demolishing much of the historic part of the city, Beijing authorities are now aiming to turn Kashgar into the Shenzhen of the west by making it
Martin Wolf: Will China’s Rise be Peaceful?
On the Financial Times, Martin Wolf tries to find an answer to the question everyone is asking:…We have to recognise what the rise of China do
Photos: Crowds watch as a fire engulfs a high-rise in Shanghai, killing 53, by Remko Tanis
Crowds watch as a fire engulfs a high-rise in Shanghai, killing 53, by Remko Tanis
Economic Power Shifting from U.S. to China, Soros Says
At a talk in Toronto to accept the Globalist of the Year award from the Canadian International Council, George Soros focused on China, according to a
A New US-China Dance over Burma after Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
An editorial in the Christian Science Monitor comments on the apparently shifting dynamics in the trilateral relationship between China, the United St
Google Accuses China of Violating W.T.O. Rules on Internet Access
In a policy brief, Google calls Internet censorship by China and other countries an unfair barrier to trade. From the Guardian:“More than 40 g
Back from Asia, Obama Weighs Strategic Partnerships, China’s Economic Muscle
The Christian Science Monitor gives a post mortem on President Obama’s Asia trip and the “elephant in the room“:Stops in India and
China Surges Past India as Top Home of Foreign Students
The annual report of the Institute of International Education found that students from China have surpassed those from India in U.S. colleges and univ
Death Toll in Skyscraper Blaze Hits 53 (Updated)
Forty-two people have been killed in a massive fire at a Shanghai skyscraper that was under renovation. From MSNBC:The 28-story building in the Jing
“Party Secretary’s Diary” Revealing Details of Local Officialdom Banned from Internet
In the last two days, the fastest-spreading and most severely censored Internet post is probably this lengthy “Party Secretary’s Diary Mic
Photo: Guangzhou, host of the 2010 Asian Games, by Ken Marshall
Guangzhou, host of the 2010 Asian Games, by Ken Marshall
Chinese Copper Mine In Afghanistan Threatens 2,600-Year-Old Buddhist Monastery
AP reports on China’s efforts to tap the world’s second-largest copper mine, in Afghanistan, and thereby threaten an ancient Buddhist mona
Putting the Chinese in ‘Made in China’
An article in the New York Times Arts section looks at the nascent graphic design industry in China by profiling one designer who is hot in Beijing:
Digital Weapons Help Dissidents Punch Holes in China’s Great Firewall
Wired Magazine profiles Alan Huang and other software engineers who are building the tools to help Chinese netizens climb over the Great Firewall:Hu
