Monthly Archives: April 2011
Bjørn Lomborg Dismisses China’s “Green Leap Forward”: Others Respond
On April 20, controversial “Skeptical Environmentalist” Bjørn Lomborg argued in a Washington Post op-ed that high praise for China’s
Photo: The Knife Sharpener, by Expatriate Games
The Knife Sharpener, by Expatriate Games.
PBOC Fixes Yuan Mid-Point at Record 6.4990/Dollar
Another day, another milestone for the yuan appreciating against the dollar. For the first time, the People’s Bank of China has fixed the value of
Chinese Internet Search Leader Baidu’s First-Qtr Earnings Soared by 123%
Chinese search-engine Baidu has seen its earnings double in the first quarter of 2011. From Forbes: China’s Internet wave continues to roll on. Benefitting f
Trying to Stir Up a Popular Protest in China, From a Bedroom in Manhattan
In the midst of revolutions spreading across the Middle East, many observers wondered if the same could happen in China. Earlier this year, Chinese internet
A Message of Tolerance, Unrepressed
In the New York Times, Didi Kristen Tatlow connects the recent crackdown on free expression and activism in China with an exhibit now showing in Beijing
The Cloner: Founder of Friendster, Facebook, Twitter and Groupon Clones Profiled
As Groupon squirms uncomfortably in China, Forbes’ Gady Epstein profiles the man behind one of the group-buying site’s highest-grossing Chinese
Why China’s Crackdown Is Selective
Minxin Pei reports for The Diplomat and tries to discover the complex formula Chinese authorities use to determine exactly how, when and where to extinguish
Google Struggles To Succeed In China Market
As Google struggles to find a strategy to stay afloat under the thumb of China’s Communist leadership, smaller Internet providers are reaping the
Starbucks Celebrates China’s Morning Coffee Habit
“Breakfast is an intensely polarising issue,” said The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos recently, describing his Chinese travelling companions’
Amartya Sen: Quality of Life: India vs. China
In the New York Review of Books, Nobel Prize-winning Economist Amartya Sen looks at the rapid economic growth in India, which some say may surpass that
What’s Really Going On With Facebook’s China Plans
All Things Digital provides more details on Facebook’s reported upcoming launch in China. Among other things, the report say Facebook has opted to
U.S. Rebukes China After Rights Talks (Updated)
Now that the human rights dialogue between U.S. and Chinese officials has concluded,
China Grows More Slowly to 1.34 Billion, Older and More Urban
The Chinese census has been released, and the population now stands at 1.34 billion, many of whom no longer want to stay home and work on the farm. From
Photo: Rice and oil for sale, Zhuzhou, Hunan, by china.sixty4
Rice and oil for sale, Zhuzhou, Hunan, by china.sixty4
