Monthly Archives: December 2010
Is “Having No Enemies” Appeasement?
On The Independent Review (via Danwei), Professor Xu Yi translates Diane Liu’s strongly-worded attack on Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo and his image as
Zhang Ming: Why Our Students Squeal on Their Teachers
China Media Project translates a commentary by Zhang Ming, originally posted in Southern Metropolis News, about the changing relationship between students
Photo: Early evening along the Longjiang River, by Rex Pe
Early evening along the Longjiang River, by Rex Pe
Lu Yiyi: Chinese Protest in the Age of the Internet
Lu Yiyi, research fellow at the University of Nottingham’s China Policy Institute and an associate fellow at the U.K.-based Chatham House, writes on t
Tips on Drinking Tea with Police
On her personal blog, Dechen Pemba of High Peaks Pure Earth has translated extracts from an article in Chinese magazine Wo Ai Yaogunyue, or “So
To Conquer Wind Power, China Writes the Rules
The New York Times reports on the challenges faced by foreign companies trying to enter the Chinese wind turbine industry: With their government-bestowed
Catch as Catch Can: Beating the Man to Shanghai’s Most Wanted Art
The China Travel blog reported in November on a gallery show in Shanghai that was closed down during the Shanghai Biennale. It was allowed to reopen after
Burmese Villagers Question China over Impact of Dam
Minority groups in Burma (Myanmar) are protesting Chinese dams on the Nam Mao River. From the Bangkok Post: The groups yesterday released a 20-page report
Photo: Recently-restored Terra Cotta Warriors in Shaanxi, by Expatriate Games
Recently-restored Terra Cotta Warriors in Shaanxi, by Expatriate Games
Sweatshop Allegedly Abuses Mentally Ill
Global Times has reported the arrest of a man in Xinjiang who allegedly trafficked slave laborers, many of whom are mentally ill: A total of 11 workers,
New Book on Chinese Media
China Media Projects posts about a new book edited by Susan Shirk titled, “Changing Media, Changing China“: Changing Media, Changing China,
Perry Link: At the Nobel Ceremony: Liu Xiaobo’s Empty Chair
Perry Link writes on his New York Review of Books blog about attending the Nobel Prize ceremony in Oslo, and his discussions with exiled Chinese dissidents
Staying Power: Mao and the Maoists
In the New Yorker, Pankaj Mishra reviews several books which deal with the role of Mao Zedong in defining China’s recent past: Just five years after
The Tale of Two Activists
Two stories of people detained in China who then disappeared into a legal morass: The first case, Mongolian activist Hada, has simply disappeared after
Latest Directives From the Ministry of Truth, December 10, 2010
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government
