Monthly Archives: February 2011
Winter Wheat Expected to Survive Drought
China’s chief meteorologist has reported that the severe droughts of recent months should not significantly affect the country’s winter wh
Fire Threatens Xishuangbanna Rainforest Project
A pioneering biodiversity project in southern China is under threat from forest fire, with flames leaping as high as 30 metres. From The Guardian:Th
Well-Oiled Security Apparatus in China Stifles Calls for Change
The New York Times reports on the Chinese security apparatus that cracks down on activists and dissidents, and the relationship between Beijing and th
Chinese Scholar in Jail for Leaking Info on Kim Jong-il’s Health
Scholar Jin Xide, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of Japanese Studies, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for leaking
China’s Vote On Libya Signals Possible Shift
The Wall Street Journal looks at China’s decision to support a UN resolution calling for sanctions against Libya, a move that is out of keeping
Diplomats Slam China Harassment of Journalists
Ambassador Jon Huntsman, who made a cameo appearance at the first Jasmine protests in Beijing, has condemned Chinese authorities’ treatment of f
Another Kind Of American History In Chongqing, 1: Prologue
Xujun Eberlein is the author of Apologies Forthcoming, a story collection set in China, and Inside-out China, a cultural criticism blog. She is a gue
Remarkable Quotes from the Fifty Cent Party: Anti-Jasmine Revolution Tweets
Since the first tweet calling for “Jasmine Revolution” protests went viral on the Chinese Internet, the Chinese state machine has gone int
Reporters Harassed for Reporting on Lack of Protests
Following a call for continued “Jasmine Revolution” protests over the weekend, the main action appeared to be between foreign journalists
Photo: Balloon Delivery! by Jeremy Barwick
Balloon Delivery! by Jeremy Barwick
Xinhua: Remarkable Quotes from Wen’s Online Chats with Netizens
Xinhua has posted excerpts of Premier Wen Jiabao’s online chat with netizens, which took place this morning Beijing time:People’s living
China Joins Security Council in Vote Against Qaddafi
China joined colleagues on the U.N. Security Council in a unanimous vote to impose sanctions on Colonel Qaddafi and to launch an investigation into “
The End of China’s Cheap Denim Dream
Malcom Moore reports for the Telegraph from Xintang, the “jeans capital of the world,” on China’s denim industry and why the price o
13 Crimes Removed from Death Penalty List
A revision to China’s Criminal Law has eliminated the death penalty sentence for 13 crimes. From China Daily: China’s newly revised Crimin
