Monthly Archives: May 2011
China and Taiwan to Publish ‘First Joint Dictionary’
A new project, the Great Chinese Dictionary, is underway to ease cross-Straits linguistic confusion. BBC News reports on this dictionary, and the linguistic
Central Government Departments Publish Budgets
The Ministry of Finance has announced that 88 of 98 central government departments have published their budgets. Though selective with the level of detail
Fuschia Dunlop: Kicking Up a Stink
Food writer Fuschia Dunlop brings stinky European cheeses to Shaoxing, capital of “stinking and fermented” (chou mei) delicacies, and compares
Jonathan Spence: Kissinger and China
In the New York Review of Books, Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University, reviews Henry Kissinger’s new book,
Cisco Accused of Helping China Track Falun Gong Followers
Falun Gong members have filed a federal lawsuit against Cisco Systems in San Jose, CA charging that they worked with the Chinese government to track and
Hu Yong: What Government Microblogs Do (and Don’t) Mean
Journalist and Internet analyst Hu Yong writes for China Media Project: Back in May 2010, when Guangdong province had just opened up the first Public
Photo: Flying kites along the Yangtze River in Wuhan, by jijis
Flying kites along the Yangtze River in Wuhan, by jijis
Three Gorges Dam to Revamp Accounts
Just after the State Council acknowledged that the massive Three Gorges Dam has had a negative social and environment impact, the corporation running the
China Pushes Talks on North Korea as Kim Visits
Reports surfaced last week that Kim Jong-un, son and heir apparent of Kim Jong-il, was visiting China. However, over the weekend, it was revealed that
Fang Binxing Shoegate: Responses Within China
This photo shows one of the students who attended Fang Binxing’s now-notorious event yesterday at Wuhan University. Dr. Fang, the President of
Photo: Women from the Yao minority don’t cut their hair after age 18, by gadgetdan
Women from the Yao minority, who don’t cut their hair after age 18, by gadgetdan
Guilty by Association
For Foreign Policy, Rachel Beitarie writes about family members of dissidents who have also been targeted in the ongoing crackdown on free expression.
Chemical-Infused Watermelons Explode in China
Using too much growth hormone has caused many Chinese farmers’ watermelon crops to “explode” in the fields. From CBS News: Watermelons
AIDS Funds Frozen for China in Grant Dispute
Hundreds of millions of dollars in donation to China has been frozen by the Global Fund to Fight Tuburculosis, AIDS and Malaria, because of disputes over
No Missiles on the Coast, PLA Chief Says
This week People’s Liberation Army Chief Chen Bingde visited Washington DC to attend high-level military dialogue with American counterparts, the f
