Monthly Archives: May 2011
China Stains Taiwan’s Media Red
CommonWealth magazine reports on Chinese authorities buying favourable news coverage in Taiwanese news publications:On Aug. 2 last year Mei Kebao, de
Drought Halts Yangtze Shipping
The Yangtze River, which carries 80% of China’s river freight, has been closed to ocean-going vessels in response to historically low water level
China Bank Bomb Causes “Significant” Casualties (Updated: 39 Injured, No Deaths)
Xinhua reports that a petrol bomb attack in a Gansu bank has killed and injured dozens (see update below). From Reuters:“Someone ignited a gaso
China’s Power Outages Come Early and Often
BusinessWeek’s Dexter Roberts examines the tangle of natural disasters, infrastructure failures, commercial pressures and political wrangling whi
China’s Nu River Hangs in the Balance
In a three part series, International Rivers’ Katy Yan describes her journey up the Nu River as far as Tibet (which, as an American, she was unab
A Tale of Nanjing Atrocities That Spares No Brutal Detail
The New York Times reviews “City of Life and Death”, a new movie by Lu Chuan which presents a fictionalized telling of the Nanjing Massacre
China Arrests 40 People on Charges of Child Trafficking
Xinhua has reported that 40 people have been arrested on charges of trafficking at least 22 children. From AP:It says the ring bought babies in Yunna
Bold Editorial on 2008 Quake Blacked Out (Updated)
On the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan, the Southern Metropolis Daily wrote a powerful editorial, which also sends a message
Photo: The Forbidden City, Beijing, by Vince Garcia
The Forbidden City, Beijing, by Vince Garcia
Man Arrested over Forbidden City Break-in
When a number of precious objects on loan from a Hong Kong collector were stolen from the Forbidden City, the art world was taken by surprise that artw
China’s Web Spin Doctors Spread Beijing’s Message
The Sydney Morning Herald has an article on the so-called Fifty Cent Party, or Internet commentators who are paid to post comments in forums and microb
WikiLeaks: China Rejects Panama’s Wish for Ties
Panama is one of the few remaining countries that maintain diplomatic ties with Taipei instead of Beijing. While Beijing is usually eager to have count
Osama Bin Laden Raid: Pakistan Hints China Wants a Peek at Secret Helicopter
When U.S. forces raided Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan last week, they employed a new, top-secret stealth helicopter. One of
Timothy Geithner and Wang Qishan on Charlie Rose
Following this week’s Strategic and Economic Dialogue meetings between Chinese and U.S. officials, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and C
