Monthly Archives: April 2011
Eyeing the White House After Service in China
Now that Jon Huntsman is back in the U.S. and possibly preparing for a presidential run, the New York Times assesses his tenure as U.S. Ambassador in Beijing: The
Nicholas Kristof: Where China Outpaces America
Nicholas Kristof writes in his New York Times column that the life expectancy for a child in Shanghai is now 82, whereas it is only 79 in the U.S.: The
China Premier Strives for Trust, Investment with Indonesia
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Indonesia, promising $19 billion in investment credit in the form of commercial loans and export credits. His visit
Extralegal: U.S. Hits China on Dissidents’ Families
At the latest U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue, the U.S. delegation made a special point to focus on the wives and families of political dissidents, particularly
McDonald’s to Open 700 New Stores in China by 2013
McDonald’s has announced it will seek to open 700 new stores in China by 2013, bringing its total number of restaurants in China to 2,000. From Market
U.S., China Energy Use Predicted to Flatten in Coming Decades
A new study done by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says that carbon emissions and energy for the U.S. and China will peak and level off in the
China Smoking Ban May Have Little Effect
China’s ban on smoking in public places will take effect this Sunday, May 1st. Expectations should not be set too high, though. Enforcement and
“One In, One Out”: Human Rights Lawyer Li Fangping Detained
Human rights lawyer Li Fangping has been detained in Beijing, hours after the release of Teng Biao, in an apparent “revolving-door trick” designed
People’s Daily Editorial Urges Tolerance for “Differing Ideas”
China Media Project has translated a People’s Daily editorial which preaches that “diversity is the secret to prosperity”, and that intolerance
Human Rights Lawyer Teng Biao Released
Human rights lawyer Teng Biao has been released after almost ten weeks in detention. From the Associated Press: Teng Biao returned home on Friday afternoon
Glass Dragon: China’s Cyber Offense Obscures Woeful Defense
Kaspersky Labs’ Threat Post reports that China’s online defences have failed to keep pace with its widely hyped offensive capabilities: For
Great Leap Backward
Nicholas Kristof writes on China’s ongoing crackdown at the New York Times, concluding that “for those of us who love China and believe in
Politics Gets Personal in Left-Right Row
China Media Project has posted partial translations of two essays from an exchange between Wang Wen of the Global Times’ Chinese edition and the
Authorised Chinese Edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude Coming Soon
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude is soon to be released in an approved Chinese edition for the first time, after bidding for
