Monthly Archives: January 2011
US Consumer Watchdog Opens Office in China
In an effort to decrease the number of recalls of made-in-China products, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has opened an office in the U.S. Embassy
Myspace China Makes Staff Cuts, CEO Leaves
MySpace appears to be preparing for an exit from China after its CEO left and the company cut about 30 employees from its China staff. From PC World: An
Arizona Shootings: Chinese Reactions
Evan Osnos’ Letter from China and the Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time Report blog both look at Chinese reactions to the shooting of Representative
Photo: Practicing calligraphy in Dalian, by Banalities
Practicing calligraphy in Dalian, by Banalities
Rise in Abortions in China, Young Women Targeted
AP reports on rising abortion rates in China, primarily due to increased sexual activity among young, unmarried women and a lack of basic sex ed: China’s
Big 2010 Stories Hushed, but Not Forgotten
China Media Project’s Ying Chan summarizes the major news stories in China in 2010 and the limits on Chinese journalists’ ability to reflect
Gates Urges Firmer Military Ties with China
U.S. Secretary Defense Robert Gates is in China to rebuild military ties between the two countries. From Reuters: Gates’s trip to China comes a
Chinese Internet Giant Has High Hopes For Twitter-Like Service
Investors.com reports on the popularity of Sina Weibo microblogging service, which has filled the void left by the blocking of Twitter in China: Many
China Rises, and Checkmates
In the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof writes about his meeting with Hou Yifan, a 16-year-old who recently became the youngest world chess champion: Napoleon
Chinese Official Suspended Over Lead Poisoning
Following the discovery that over 200 children suffer from lead poisoning from a nearby battery factory, a local environmental official in Anhui has been
Photo: Crowded Market Street
A crowded market street scene in Guangdong, from mhuang505.
China Plans Massive Investment in North Korea
Agence-France Presse reports: China has proposed a huge investment deal to revive North Korea’s faltering economy, a report said Friday, amid an
Economic Observer: Highlights of Recent Reforms to China’s Education System
The Economic Observer reports on some recent educational reforms taking place in China. The following is an excerpt of the changes seen within a Qingdao
The Zhouqu Mudslide: “The National Ecological Disaster in Microcosm.”
At China Dialogue, Jiang Gaoming examines the role of human activity in last year’s deadly Zhouqu mudslide: Zhouqu county, in China’s north-western p
Second Industrial Poisoning in Anhui
A chemical leak in Anhui province has led to the poisoning of 62 workers, according to China Daily: The victims, all of whom were workers of the Wanbei
