Monthly Archives: May 2011
China to Clean Up Billions Worth of Local Debt
Beijing is to take on some 2-3 trillion yuan of local government debts according to Reuters, hoping to stave off a wave of destabilising defaults in the
“Forces of Darkness” Bring Down Nationalist Chinese Website
The Sydney Morning Herald’s John Garnaut reports on the recent hacking of nationalist Chinese website Utopia: The flagship website of China’s
China TV Struggles to Break Free of State
China’s TV industry is the focus of a pair of articles at the Financial Times. The first describes the efforts of China’s second largest broadcaster,
Shanghai Schoolchildren Getting “Very Fat Very Fast”
The past ten years have seen a surge in obesity rates among Shanghai’s schoolchildren, according to a Global Times report: Obesity among Shanghai
China Millionaires Leap Past 1 Million
As the wages of China’s legions of migrant workers begin to rise, so to do the numbers of millionaires. In 2010, the number of millionaires in China
As Wages Rise in China, Manufacturers Look Elsewhere
Long the ubiquitous source of low-priced goods around the world, China is losing its appeal for foreign manufacturers. From the New York Times: Bruce
Coaching and Much More for Chinese Students Looking to U.S.
The New York Times reports on the lengths and expenses Chinese families are going to to ensure their child’s acceptance to prestigious U.S. universities: In
Don Clarke & Li Tiantian: Two Takes on the Jasmine Revolution in China
At China Law & Policy, Elizabeth M. Lynch contrasts Professor Don Clarke’s recent essay about the Jasmine crackdown and China’s legal system
Inequality in China: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Economist looks at research into the extent to which China’s considerable inequality of outcomes is due to inequality of opportunity. One method
Photo: Inner Mongolia Demonstrations
Inner Mongolia demonstrations, from Holy Mongolia.
Detained Rights Lawyer Interrogated about Sex Life
Despite suggesting that, for the sake of her safety, she would be less outspoken online, Shanghai rights lawyer Li Tiantian has been tweeting at a ferocious
Chinese Inflation Likely Above 5% in May
The Chinese government has set an inflation target of 4% for the year but it is likely that China’s inflation rate may be above 5% for the month
Protests Gather Momentum in Mongolia
Mongolians gathered in Hohot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, to protest the killing of an ethnic Mongolian man who had led protests against local mines.
British Aircraft Carrier to Become Hong Kong Casino?
Having been decommissioned in March due to defence cuts, Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal may become a floating casino off Hong Kong, according
