Monthly Archives: January 2011
China to Create Largest Mega City in the World with 42 Million People
The Telegraph reports on a plan proposed by Chinese urban planners to combine the nine cities of the Pearl River Delta into the world’s largest metropolis: The
Engineer Sold Stealth Secrets to China
An Indian-born engineer has been sentenced by a court in Hawaii to 32 years in prison for selling military secrets to China. From AP: Prosecutors said
Photo: Preparing for the Lantern Festival in Xi’an, by thewamphyri
Preparing for the Lantern Festival in Xi’an, by thewamphyri
CIA Views China’s “Student Informant System”
Steven Aftergood writes on fas.org: The Chinese Communist Party employs a growing network of student informants who monitor political expression on university
Martin Jacques: Understanding the Rise of China
A TED talk by Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order, has just been posted
China’s Rise = Remilitarizing Japan?
Last year was a bad one for China’s soft power. Will Japan’s response prompt a dangerous spiral of arms spending—and spark conflict? Read the articl
Crop Warning over China Drought
A drought in many parts of China, including Beijing, is threatening drinking water supplies, crops, and food prices, BBC reports: Shandong province is
Skinny Pigs, Poison Pork: China Battles Farm Drugs
Another food safety is coming to light in China: the use of Clenbuterol, a dangerous drug, in the farming of meat of all kinds throughout China. From the
“Little Rabbit, Be Good” A Subversive New Years’ Video Card
An animated homage to the incoming Year of the Rabbit is circulating in Chinese cyberspace. The subversive video makes reference to numerous recent news
Photo: A snowy garden in Shenyang, by ~cai~cai
A snowy garden in Shenyang, by ~cai~cai
Can the Sea Solve China’s Water Crisis?
The Guardian reports on a sea water desalination plant outside Tianjin that aims to provide a solution to the country’s water crisis: Engineers
Rules to End Forced Demolitions in China
New regulations aim to tame forced evictions of residents by property developers, which is now one of the biggest sources of unrest in China, the Irish
The Facebooks of China
Fast Company reports on Renren and the other social networking sites in China that are prospering in the empty space left by the blocking of Facebook: As
In China, Hu’s Successor Is Being Quietly Groomed
The New York Times profiles Vice Premier and Hu Jintao’s designated successor Xi Jinping: …An extended look at Mr. Xi’s past shows that h
China’s New Stealth Fighter May Use U.S. Technology
The Associated Press reports that Chinese officials recently unveiled a new, high-tech stealth fighter that could pose a significant threat to American
