Monthly Archives: January 2011
Pandas Come With Strings Attached
At The Guardian, Henry Nicholls examines China’s cultivation of the giant panda as cultural capital, and the terms under which foreign zoos are allowed
A General Notice from the Central Propaganda Bureau Regarding News and Propaganda in 2011
The following notes of recent directives from the Central Propaganda Department have been leaked online by journalists and are now circulating in Chinese
Chinese Students’ High Scores in International Tests Come at a Cost
After news that Shanghai students tested higher than U.S. students on a globally-administered exam, educators in the U.S. have been concerned by the results.
Confucius Shows Up on China’s Tiananmen Square
Another indication that Confucius is making a major comeback in China: His statue now gazes out upon Tiananmen Square. From AFP: A mammoth sculpture of
Tai Ming Cheung: What The J-20 Says About China’s Defense Sector
Tai Ming Cheung, an associate research scientist at the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation in San Diego, writes on the
Photo: Yao Child and grandma, Longji Terrace Fields, Guangxi, China, by 扥光戳昂
Yao Child and grandma, Longji Terrace Fields, Guangxi, China, by ????
Ai Weiwei and the Art of Demolition
On his blog, Evan Osnos writes about the brief life and sudden death of Ai Weiwei’s studio in Shanghai, which was demolished yesterday: Ai was eventually
Death in China: Crushing Dissent or Tragic Accident?
McClatchy reports on the case of Qian Yunhui, a villager in Zhejiang who was crushed under a truck in an incident many view as revenge for his efforts
Father of Hanyu Pinyin Turns Sweet 106
Zhou Youguang, father of pinyin, celebrated his 106th birthday (January 13th) with two cakes, one shaped like a typewriter and the other like a copy of
Li Keqiang Feted in UK While Human Rights Ignored
An editorial in The Independent contrasts the banquets that greeted Li Keqiang on his visit to London with the conditions endured by missing human rights
Panda Bears to Britain; Panda Cows to China
Li Keqiang’s visit to the UK this week bore not only business deals amounting to £2.6 billion ($4 billion), but an agreement for two giant pandas
WikiLeaks’ Assange: China is Our Real Enemy
Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, says in an interview that his organization is helping Chinese Internet users find ways to circumvent the Great Firewall
China Begins to Confront Woes of Elderly and Alzheimer’s
An article in the New York Times looks at how Chinese society is trying to provide care for the increasing numbers of elderly and those with Alzheimer’s
Video: Kindergarten in China
Link TV has produced a documentary which gives a “fly-on-the-wall” view of the first week at a boarding school in China for children as young
Video: The Warriors of Qiugang
Yale Environment 360 has produced a video documentary, The Warriors of Qiugang, which chronicles the plight of villagers fighting a chemical plant in Anhui.
