Monthly Archives: February 2011
Philly Museum Removes Mummies after China Objects
A museum in Philadelphia has been forced to remove the remains of several mummies originating in Xinjiang from an exhibit, at the behest of Chinese officials.
What Will Year of the Rabbit Bring?
Global Times offers their predictions for what Chinese citizens have to look forward to in the incoming Year of the Rabbit: The frozen rain in the South
WikiLeaks: US and China in Military Standoff over Space Missiles
The Telegraph has obtained files from Wikileaks that show the U.S. and China were engaged in a skirmish after each country used missiles to shoot down
Photo: Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit in Shanghai, by Remko Tanis
Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit in Shanghai, by Remko Tanis
Photo: Migrant workers in Beijing heading home on Chinese New Year’s Eve, by rudenoon
Migrant workers in Beijing heading home on Chinese New Year’s Eve, by rudenoon
Environmental Defense Fund Is Winning Over Walmart’s Chinese Factories
Fast Company reports on how the Environmental Defense Fund is working with Walmart to help the company carry out its pledge to reduce energy use in its
In China, a New Year’s Cartoon Tests Boundaries of Free Speech
McClatchy gives an update on the dark and subversive “Little Rabbit Be Good” video that made the rounds last week and interviews the people
Hao Jian: “Black Stallion,” “Black Hand,” and Good Writer: Liu Xiaobo
The following essay was written by Hao Jian, a personal friend of Nobel Peace Prize awardee Liu Xiaobo and a fellow drafter of Charter 08: Liu Xiaobo,
Photo: A scene from the Liuzhou, Guangxi Spring Festival Gala, by Expatriate Games
A scene from the Liuzhou, Guangxi Spring Festival Gala, by Expatriate Games
Sentence In Villager’s Suspicious Death Doesn’t Satisfy Skeptics
The driver of a truck which ran over a rural activist in Zhejiang, sparking online outrage, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. As
“First Annual National Exhibition of Heartwarming Blogs and Online Posts” Launched by State Council Information Office
As CDT readers are well aware, Chinese propaganda authorities frequently issue directives of news and events that cannot be reported or highlighted by
Said to Eye White House, Jon Huntsman Ends Popular Run as Ambassador to China
The U.S. Ambassador the China, Jon Huntsman, has announced his resignation amid rumors that he is considering running for President in 2012. From the Christian
