Monthly Archives: March 2011
Baidu Tests Web Browser as China Search Leader Expands Range
China’s leading search engine is said to have developed a personal web browser currently being tested internally. This development may put Baidu
Geithner Will Travel to China Next Week
It has been announced that Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner will travel to Nanjing next week to attend an international financial conference. Fr
@StonyWang: Forced to Drink Jasmine Tea
Stony Wang is a blogger based in Shanghai. The following is a collection of his tweets from February 25, detailing his experience “drinking tea&
China Sentences Democracy Activist to 10 Years
Chinese activist Liu Xianbin has been sentenced to ten years in prison on subversion charges for his online writings. From AP:Liu Xianbin, who has p
Photo: Picking tobacco leaves, by shanidov
Picking tobacco leaves, by shanidov.
Will the Great Film Quota Wall of China Come Down?
Following China’s failure to meet a WTO deadline on relaxing cultural import controls, The Guardian describes the Chinese film industry’s
Palin’s Passage to India: Talking Libya and China
Sarah Palin is considered by many to be a Republican front-runner as a candidate for the 2012 Presidential elections. If she does decide to run, unde
China’s Choice of Leaders Restricts Reform
The Financial Times describes the opaque process by which national leaders in China are selected and approved, and how the necessary appeasement of sp
Q&A: Lu Chuan
The Hollywood Reporter interviews director Lu Chuan about his new historical drama The Last Supper:THR: Please explain how The Last Supper will diff
Li Tiantian: Today, the DSD Took Me for a Chat Again
Li Tiantian is a lawyer in Shanghai, who disappeared after being arrested over a month ago. She wrote this on her blog about a previous run-in with D
The Faithless Masses
A recent public panic and run on salt, which was falsely rumored to prevent radiation, has sparked a discussion on the crisis of confidence in the Chi
Facebook Traffic Takes Strange Detour Through China
Facebooks users’ updates may have traveled through China earlier this week. From Forbes:Cybersecurity researcher Barrett Lyon, who has focused
China to Ban Smoking at Indoor Public Places
China, the world’s largest producer of cigarettes and home to the most smokers. is trying again to limit smoking in public in an effort to curb
Photo: Beijing Subway Line 13, by Tom Spender
Beijing Subway Line 13, by Tom Spender
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Fights To Win Back Trust
Forbes profiles Jack Ma, CEO of Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce site, and his handling of a pending crisis at his company earlier this year:
