Monthly Archives: May 2011
Photo: Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province, by le niners
Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province, by le niners
Explosions in South China City Wound at Least 5
Three explosions outside government offices in Fuzhou, Jiangxi have injured at least five people, according to state media reports. From AP: A car exploded
Li Tiantian: The Fable of the Hornet, the Bird, and the Tortoise
Shanghai human rights lawyer Li Tiantian, whose account of “drinking tea” with Domestic Security Department agents we translated in March,
Chinese Prisoners Forced Into Lucrative Internet Gaming Scam
The Guardian reports on Chinese prisoners forced to work in “gold farms”: endlessly grinding through repetitive tasks in online games to accumulate
China Admits Its Technicians Were Held in Pakistan Base Attack
Following a deadly attack by Taliban militants on a military base in Karachi, Pakistan, the Chinese government initially denied that any Chinese citizens
Reporting in China (with Video)
For the Al Jazeera blog, Melissa Chan points out that, in a recent survey by the Foreign Correspondents Club of China on working conditions, 94% of journalists
Photo: North Korea – China Border, by Dominic Rivard
North Korea – China Border, by Dominic Rivard.
Tibetans Want Ceremonial Role for Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama may no longer the Tibetan Prime-Minister-in-Exile (he was replaced by newly elected Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay), but the Tibetan government-in-exile
Three Gorges Dam Opens to Refill Yangtze
The Chinese government has ordered the Three Gorges Dam to be reopened to replenish the Yangtze River and help alleviate drought in Hubei region. From
In China, Middle-Class Affluence, Not Political Influence
China has a burgeoning middle class with growing purchasing power. Political power and influence is still out of reach, though, for the Chinese middle
Kim Jong-il Tours China as U.S. Delegation Pays Humanitarian Visit to Pyongyang
With North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on his third visit to China in a year, observers are expressing optimism that finally the “Dear Leader”
China Growth Estimates Lowered on Monetary Tightening
Investment banks such as Goldman Sachs are lowering their projected growth for the Chinese economy given the recent monetary tightening policies enacted
Photo: Foxconn 2010 Protest
A 2010 protest against Foxconn labor standards, from Hao-Zhong Wang.
China’s Party Princelings Fight for a Chance to Go Back to the Future
The Sydney Morning Herald’s John Garnaut reports that many of the “princeling” sons of China’s party elders are unhappy with the
Families say Foxconn not Cooperating
Following the Chengdu Foxconn factory explosion, there are still no details on the victims. From Global Times: The official death toll rose to three Sunday
