Monthly Archives: January 2011
China Leads in Carbon Emissions, Lags in Data Transparency
The Guardian reports and illustrates new data on global carbon emissions which shows China pulling further ahead of the US, almost offsetting the expected
The Choking of China — and The World
In The Independent, Johann Hari writes about China’s “ecological disintegration”, heavily citing Jonathan Watts’ book, When A Billion
Wary of Egypt Unrest, China Censors Web (Updated)
The unrest in Egypt is making China’s leadership nervous (even if many observers say they have little to fear), and they have responded by trying
China Mulls Impact of Mideast Uprisings
With an apparent revolution underway in Egypt and potentially elsewhere in the Middle East, some observers are questioning how worried China’s leaders
Katrin Bennhold: What Is the Beijing Consensus?
The New York Times’ Dealbook blog reports on from Davos on discussions of the so-called Beijing Consensus, or the Chinese mdoel of economic-political
New Reports on China’s Role in Africa
A new report from the NGO Saferworld details the effect of China’s expanding African presence on the continent’s security and stability.
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Rail Chaos as Millions of Chinese Travellers Head for Home – Audio Slideshow
Tania Branigan and Dan Chung of the Guardian have produced an audio slideshow of the massive human migration now underway as millions of people all over
China Policeman’s Son Gets 6 Years for Deadly Hit-and-Run Case
Li Qiming, the infamous son of Li Gang, was sentenced to six years in prison for a hit-and-run which killed one person and injured another. From AP: Li
Urban Myths about China’s “Megacities”
A Guangdong Party spokesman has denied recent reports in the Western media about the merging of nine existing cities in the Pearl River Delta to form a
Could Egypt’s Revolution Spread to China?
The Peking Duck blog answers for White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, who was asked at a press conference whether Egypt and Tunisia’s revolutionary
Stanley Lubman: Will Law Reforms Reduce Forced Home Demolitions?
Legal expert Stanley Lubman weighs in on legal reform restricting housing demolition. From China Real Time Report: n October 2010, thugs hired by a demolition
Photo: Golden Leaves
Golden leaves frame this perspective of the Great Wall, from SJOK.
Hu Ping: My Analysis of the Incident of Lang Lang’s State Dinner Performance
At the State Dinner at the White House with President Hu Jintao, Chinese pianist Lang Lang performed a song titled “My Motherland,” which is
A U.S.-China Odyssey: Building a Better Mouse Map
The New York Time profiles a Chinese geneticist at Yale and looks at why Chinese scientists abroad are increasingly moving back home: Dr. Xu now leaves
Wife of Missing China Activist Gao Zhisheng Speaks Out
The BBC has an interview with the wife of activist Gao Zhisheng, who has been missing for nine months and who has alleged being tortured while in police
