Monthly Archives: December 2010
Pu Zhiqiang: Where Officials Serve the Devil
Civil rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang has an op-ed in the Age (taken from an interview with the paper’s John Garnaut) about the Nobel Peace Prize bein
I Read Han Han’s “Party (独唱团)”: Part I
Paper Republic reviews Han Han’s magazine “Party.” The review starts with an inventory of the publication’s contents:Fourtee
Winner of Beijing’s Peace Award Is Also Absent
In response to the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to dissident Liu Xiaobo, a group of Chinese created an alternative prize called the Confucius Peace Prize
Evan Osnos: The Top Ten China Myths of 2010
Evan Osnos debunks the top ten myths about China this year. His top three:1. Dissidents no longer matter in global diplomacy. Fact: After China join
The Nobel Crackdown
Beijing’s far-reaching efforts to keep Chinese supporters of Liu Xiaobo from attending the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo reveal an increa
7 Injured, Thousands Flee after Plant Explodes
Xinhua reports on an explosion at a pesticide factory in Shandong:An explosion caused by careless handling of chemicals ripped through a pesticide f
Photo: Reading with the birds, by Jeremy Barwick
Reading with the birds, by Jeremy Barwick
China Resisted U.S. Pressure on Rights of Nobel Winner
As readers delve deeper into the Wikileaks cables, more secrets are being revealed about the inner workings of global diplomacy. In particular, the Ne
He Weifang: No Free Speech, No Political Progress
On China Media Project, legal expert He Weifang writes about the ongoing debate over public governance course at Chinese universities:Public governa
US: China Must Do More to Rein in North Korea
The U.S. government is continuing to exert pressure on Beijing over its relationship with North Korea, as a top military official spoke out on the sub
Chinese Economy’s Biggest Challenge Is Economic Restructuring
A well-known economist said Monday that the biggest problem in China is not inflation, but shifting its economic structure to maintain s
QIAO Mu (独木乔): My First Meeting with the Central Propaganda Department
Du Muqiao, an instructor at Beijing Foreign Language University, describes his search for and impressions of the enigmatic Central Propaganda Departme
Video: Liu Xiaobo: A Story of Hope and Struggle
Liu Xiaobo: A Story of Hope and Struggle, by Next Media Animation
A Color Revolution In China? Keep It Red.
The empty chair at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo on Dec. 10 will no doubt be a cause for Western politicians and commentators to agai
Seoul Sending Envoy To Nobel Event.
Korea’s government has decided to attend a ceremony to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to a jailed Chinese dissident later this week, a diplomat
