Monthly Archives: May 2011
Photo: 远 离 火 患 – Think Fire Safety, by Expatriate Games
远 离 火 患 – Think Fire Safety, by Expatriate Games.
China’s Sharper Focus on Internal Security
While uprisings in the Middle East were an immediate trigger, roots of the current crackdown in China can also be seen further back, in the unrest in
Clinton: China’s Human Rights Record “Deplorable”, Leaders “Trying to Stop History”
Jeffrey Goldberg’s Atlantic cover story, ‘Danger: Falling Tyrants’, examines the difficulties of promoting American values in a tum
Outside Shanghai, Games of Cat and Mouse
A month after ground was broken on the long-anticipated Shanghai Disneyland, Japanese company Sanrio has announced that the first Hello Kitty theme pa
The History Lesson That is Being Ignored
For the Sydney Morning Herald, John Garnaut writes about a meeting former President Jiang Zemin held with China’s Soviet historians to try to un
A Revolution’s Namesake Is Contraband in China
The crackdown on free speech following calls for a “Jasmine Revolution” in China has netted numerous prominent and less well-known artists
Chinese Babies ‘Confiscated for Overseas Adoption’
An investigation in Hunan has revealed that family planning officials and local village officials confiscated babies from families who could not affor
Primer on China’s Leadership Transition
On his blog, Patrick Chovanec provides a useful primer on the institutions and individuals involved in the upcoming leadership transition in China:O
U.S., China Open Talks Amid Criticism of Rights, Economic Policies
Day one of the third annual U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue finished today in Washington DC. Judging from reports, human rights and economi
Photo: Shanghai’s Midi Music Festival, by kseedIV
Shanghai’s Midi Music Festival, by kseedIV
Ai Weiwei – Is His Art Actually Any Good?
Ai Weiwei has become a familiar name since his arrest. He has come to personify resistance against the repression of the Chinese government. Yet for a
Our Maverick Premier Takes an Alma Mater Bow
On April 22, former Premier Zhu Rongji spoke at the 100th anniversary of his Alma Mater, Tsinghua University. In his speech, the outspoken Zhu made a
An Insider Views China, Past and Future
In the New York Times, Michiko Kakutani reviews a new book by Henry Kissinger,On China, which presents his perspective on recent Chinese history and h
China Bars Liao Yiwu from Attending Sydney Writers’ Festival
Poet Liao Yiwu has been prevented from traveling to Australia to speak at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, the Guardian reports:Liao was due to t
Hong Kong Arrests Pair Over Ai Weiwei Graffiti
The AFP reports that two activists have been arrested for pro-Ai Weiwei graffiti in Hong Kong: The two members of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy part
