Monthly Archives: January 2011
Cold Weather Hinders Chinese New Year Travelers
The massive annual Spring Festival migration is underway in China, and is off to a rough start, MSNBC reports:Snow and freezing rain at airports in
Secretive Apple Under Fire from Environmental Groups
A report from a coalition of Chinese environmental groups attacks Apple for excessive secrecy in its supply chain. The company was judged among the le
Zhejiang Police’s Internal Document: Controlling the Movements of Critical Persons
The following document was co-written in March 2010 by the Zhejiang Public Security Bureau and the Zhejiang Department of Public Health as an internal
Obama, Hu Discuss Economy, Human Rights Issues (Updated)
The Washington Post reports on the state visit to Washington by President Hu Jintao:While both presidents exchanged warm words at Obama’s welc
Photo: Working Dinner
President Obama and President Hu begin their working dinner in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House, by Pete Souza. One aspect of the 12th Five-Year Plan may include the relocation of 350,000 people from Ningxia Hui autonomous region. From China Daily: More than 35 350,000 in Ningxia to be Relocated in Five-Year Plan
In China, Traffic Jam Is Windfall for Enterprising Villagers
Villagers along a congested freeway in Guizhou took their mercantile mettle to the streets, as one New York Times reporter writes: Compared with some
Li Xiaorong: What I Told Obama About Beijing’s Human Rights Problem
Long-time human rights activist Li Xiaorong reports for the New York Review of Books blog on her recent meeting with President Obama:Many Chinese ac
What Hu and Obama Will Discuss
With President Hu Jintao about to arrive in Washington for a much-anticipated summit meeting with President Obama, expectations and suggestions for th
Kate Merkel-Hess and Jeffrey Wasserstrom: The Many Chinas
In Time Magazine, Kate Merkel-Hess and Jeffrey Wasserstrom of China Beat write that China’s cultural legacy is more complex and diverse than gov
U.S. to Take Bolder Tack for Chinese Leader’s Visit
The Obama administration is preparing for President Hu Jintao’s state visit this week by laying out its policies on a number of thorny issues an
Housing Demolition in 2010: A Report (Part 1)
China Geeks has translated part of an introduction to a 30,000 character report about housing demolition in 2010. Chinese media has been banned from w
China Airs Commercial in U.S. to Bolster Image During Hu’s Visit (with Video)
In an effort to win the hearts of the American people ahead of President Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington, the Chinese government is broadcasting
Serious Erosion in Yellow River Basin
According to a recent report by the Yellow River Conservancy Commission, 62% of the river’s basin is severely affected by water and soil erosion
Developing a New Understanding of the Communist Party at a Party School
A newly appointed member of the Chinese Communist Party discusses a series of lectures and study sessions at a party school.
