Monthly Archives: June 2011
Wife of Jailed China Activist Tells of Eviction Effort
Zeng Jinyan, the wife of imprisoned dissident Hu Jia, has been tweeting in recent days about efforts by authorities in Shenzhen to kick her and her yo
Man Gets Death in China Case Sparking Mongol Unrest
Rare protests broke out last month in Inner Mongolia after an ethnic Mongolian shepherd was killed after being struck by a truck driven by Han Chinese
China’s New Independents Tap Social Media to Challenge Communist Party (Updated)
The Christian Science Monitor reports on a group of netizens who have taken to microblogs and other social media to announce their candidacy for local
Photo: Dabancheng Wind Farm, Dabancheng, Xinjiang Province, China, by Robert Thomson
Dabancheng Wind Farm, Dabancheng, Xinjiang Province, China, by Robert Thomson.
To Get Rich Is Apocryphal
Christian Science Monitor joins in the recent frenzy of debunking misattributed quotations with ten political misquotes, from Sarah Palin’s R
Relax: China’s First Aircraft Carrier is a Piece of Junk
Wired magazine’s Danger Room blog urges readers not to panic about China’s “new” aircraft carrier, a former Soviet vessel of e
China’s Environmental Report Card
The Guardian’s Jonathan Watts assesses China’s recent environmental performance following the publication of the government’s annual
Protesters Clash with Police in Southern China
After a migrant worker was stabbed in Chaozhou Guangdong, when he demanded his unpaid wages, hundreds of people clashed with police. AFP reports:Eig
The Downside of Exam-based Education in China
On Marketplace, Rob Schmitz has put together a series on the crisis in China’s education system, which starts with a report about the gaokao, t
Li Na and the Politics of Saying Thank You
On his New Yorker blog, Evan Osnos writes about tennis star Li Na, who just became the first Asian to win a singles grand slam at the French Open, and
China Agrees to Curtail Domestic Wind Power Subsidies
In a major victory for U.S. manufacturers, China has agreed to end subsidies to wind power companies that use domestically-sourced components:The ac
Criticism Flows at Three Gorges Dam
The Washington Post has published a slideshow of images of the Three Gorges Dam, in the wake of the government’s acknowledgment that the enginee
China Diplomat Meets with Libyan Rebels as Libyan Foreign Minister Visits Beijing
After abstaining from a United Nations Security Council vote in March to authorize military force against Gaddafi’s regime, the Chinese governme
Sina to Launch English Microblog by Year-end
The very popular Chinese microblog service, Sina Weibo, is planning to launch an English version to compete with Twitter, which is blocked in China:
China’s Rise: A Quest To ‘Hug The World’?
In a series looking at China’s expanding reach in the world, NPR’s Morning Edition goes back in history to look at China’s goals and
