Monthly Archives: April 2011
Photo: Christmas Eve service at a Catholic Church in Mianyang, Sichuan, by ken.larmon
Christmas Eve service at a Catholic Church in Mianyang, Sichuan, by ken.larmon
Fears of Uprisings Prompt China’s Easter crackdown
Following this weekend’s crackdown on the underground Shouwang Church in Beijing, the second in as many weeks, the Globe and Mail puts the events
Wacky Minds Behind Taiwan’s Viral Videos
NBC News has a profile of Next Media Animation, which has produced such viral hits as the “U.S.-Sino Currency Rap Battle” and “Liu Xiaobo:
China Detains Underground Church Followers
Police have again detained followers of Shouwang church, an underground house church in Beijing. Last weekend, more than 100 worshippers were detained
Learning to Live with “Extreme Ideas”
China Media Project Fellow Zhang Ming argues that China must learn to live with “extreme ideas”: “Extreme” or “radical”
He Weifang’s Letter to Chongqing Colleagues
China Media Project has translated an open letter by legal scholar He Weifang which expresses concern at the erosion of rule of law by Chongqing’s
China’s Bullet Trains Separate the Rich from the Poor
China is eager to develop its high-speed rail system and is projected to spend $300 billion by the time these projects finish in 2020. From CNN.com: Creating
Dalai Lama Urges Restraint in Tibet Monastery Crisis
Recent standoff between Chinese military forces and Tibetan monks in Ngaba County in Sichuan has been escalating over the past month. The Dalai Lama has
BRICS Demand Global Monetary Shake-Up, Greater Influence
Yesterday the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) concluded their summit meeting in Hainan, China. Fear of a weakening dollar and
Voices from China: The ‘Post 1980s Generation’
James Fallows shares some thoughts from the ‘post-80s’ generation in China. The following comes by way of Shi Hongshen: My point is that the
China Partly Lifts Veil on GDP Data
China’s National Bureau of Statistics is starting to release its economic data on a comparative quarter-by-quarter basis, which is the method most
Uprooting the ‘Chinese Jasmine Revolution’
The Globe and Mail writes about why Ai Weiwei, the well-connected artist and activist, suddenly found that he was no longer “untouchable” in
Chinese Economy Grows 9.7%, Inflation Rises 5.4%
China’s economic growth and rate of inflation for the first quarter of 2011 were both higher than projected, at 9.7% and 5.4% respectively. From
U.S. and China Agree to a Process to Analyze Risks in Economies Worldwide
The U.S. and China have both agreed to participate in an international process that will evaluate the risks that major economic powers pose to global development.
