Monthly Archives: April 2011
Two Die in Tibetan Monastery Crackdown: Rights Group
The crackdown on Kirti Monastery in Sichuan has intensified when two people were killed in a government raid, AFP reports: Authorities have sealed off
Is Wen Jiabao Pushing the Envelope Again?
At China Real Time Report, Russell Leigh Moses tell us to “count on Premier Wen Jiabao to shake Chinese politics again.” Wen and his associates
Latest Directives From the Ministry of Truth, April 11-April 19, 2011
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities,
China Feeds Pirated DVDs To The Chipper To Make A Point
China’s National Office of Eliminating Pornography and Illegal Publications organized a public event in Beijing to destroy pirated books and DVDs,
China Curbs Fancy Tombs That Irk Poor
In China, a movement towards more austere funerals so as to not alienate the poor. From the New York Times: Ever since Deng Xiaoping signaled in 1978 that
China Yuan Hits Fresh Peak Amid US Debt Concerns
The yuan has been appreciating relative to the dollar for some time now. Amidst renewed concerns about U.S. debt, many analysts expect that the yuan will
Shanghai Offers Fee Cuts to Defuse Drivers’ Strike at Port
Earlier CDT reported on the three-day strike in Shanghai by truck drivers angry over rising fuel prices and new fees. Thousands of drivers reportedly blocked
Tension Precedes U.S.-China Meeting on Human Rights
Officials from China and the U.S. will meet to discuss human rights next week in Beijing, but Washington’s announcement of the talks indicates that
China Misunderstood: Did We Contribute to Ai Weiwei’s Arrest?
Beijing-based writer and former Wall Street Journal bureau chief Ian Johnson writes on the New York Review of Books blog about Ai Weiwei and the response
Prosecutors in China Drop Charges Against Lawyer
Charges against lawyer Li Zhuang, who was accused of falsifying evidence while defending a gangster in the Chongqing corruption crackdown have been dropped.
Internet Users Invent Ways to Outwit Beijing’s Censors
The Wall Street Journal reports on the clever ways Chinese netizens get around Internet censorship: But as fast as the government blocks words, phrases,
Photo: Confucius Statue, Beijing January 2011, by Remko Tanis
Beijing January 2011, by Remko Tanis.
Beijing’s Ski Slopes as Thirsty as 8,300 Households
Beijing badly lacks water, but much of the available supply is slurped up by luxury apartments and bottling plants. Friends of Nature researchers have
Xi Jinping: Huntsman “An Old Friend of the Chinese People”
Vice President Xi Jinping has described departing US ambassador Jon Huntsman as “an old friend of the Chinese people”. Xi is likely to step
