Monthly Archives: December 2010
Cables Discuss Vast Hacking by a China That Fears the Web
The New York Times has more details from the Wikileaks cables about what U.S. diplomats believed were official government attitudes toward Google and the
Internet Cafe Explosion Kills Six in Guizhou, China
An explosion at an Internet cafe in Guizhou has killed at least six and injured about 36, BBC reports: The blasts completely destroyed the cafe, which
Young Man in Detention Dies of “Suffocation by Quilt”
A young man in Guangdong Province, Qi Yeqiang, purportedly died in detention after suffocating on his quilt while sleeping. It is one in a string of strange
Profiles in Courage: China’s Dissident Gang of 10
In the Globe and Mail, Mark MacKinnon profiles ten dissidents, including Liu Xiaobo, Han Han, and party insider Li Rui, including examples of why he defines
China’s City Workers Prefer Rural Roots
According to a China Academy of Social Sciences study, migrant workers are reluctant to relinquish their rural residency permits, or hukou. Details
Judiciary to End Repeat Petitions
Global Times reports on efforts to end repeated petitions by various judiciary agencies: China’s judiciary and law enforcement agencies are seeking
Satire: Jokes About North Korea From Chinese Netizens
Chinese Twitter-like service Sina Weibo is full of interesting comments about recent events. The following jokes are translated by an anonymous translator
China Promises New Support To Solar Development
As the Cancun climate change conference gets underway, China announces new subsidies to solar power firms, NPR reports: The Finance Ministry announcement
North Korea, China, and Wikileaks
The New Yorker’s Political Scene Podcast interviews Ryan Lizza, Barbara Demick, and Evan Osnos about the Wikileaks cables as they pertain to North
Photo: A motorcycle parked outside a bathhouse in Tianjin, by Matthew Stinson
A motorcycle parked outside a bathhouse in Tianjin, by Matthew Stinson
Reports: Man Dies in Attack on China School Head
According to reports, a suicide bomber targeted the president of Tianjin Normal University in an attack. From AP: The Netease news website and other sites
Ai Weiwei Blocked from Leaving China
In advance of the December 10 Nobel Award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, the Chinese government is making sure no one of interest will be able to attend on
China Arrests Hundreds of Computer Hackers
Following revelations in the Wikileaks documents that Chinese officials may have been behind the hacker attacks on Google a year ago, authorities have
China’s Culture of Secrecy Brands Research as Spying
The Wall Street Journal looks at the case of imprisoned American geologist Xue Feng, and the culture of secrecy in China: Mr. Xue is one of the latest
