Monthly Archives: June 2011
China Faces ‘Very Grave’ Environmental Situation, Officials Say
After the State Council acknowledged the negative environmental impact of the Three Gorges Dam, Chinese government officials have now also given a frank
About the New Danwei
Following a brief hiatus, veteran China blog Danwei has relaunched on a new trajectory as “a web magazine about China”: Since 2003, we have
Southern China’s Unwanted Masses
Shenzhen’s attempts to ensure a trouble-free Summer Universiade this August have disgruntled some of its neighbours, according to China Real Time
Li Is First Chinese Woman in French Final
Li Na is the first Chinese female tennis player to advance to the French Open. From the New York Times: Bounce. Bounce. Think. Think. Thousands in the
Foxconn Workshops Resume iPad Production; Boy Regrets Selling Kidney to Buy One
From Shanghai Daily: A 17-year-old student in Anhui Province sold one of his kidneys for 20,000 yuan only to buy an iPad 2. Now, with his health getting
Independents Enter China’s Political Arena
USA Today reports on a group of netizens in China who are using microblogs and other forums to announce their candidacy for public office: In recent days,
Li Xianting and Zhang Yihe: Ai Weiwei Is a Creative Artist
Li Xianting is an independent art critic and curator of contemporary Chinese art. He was actively involved with introducing avant-garde art forms to China
Why Were Gmail Users Targeted in China Hack? (Updated)
More information is coming out about Chinese hackers who attacked American e-mail accounts, including those from Gmail and Yahoo. It seems that many personal
CIA Releases Film on Blown China Spy Mission
In 1952, a failed covert rescue attempt by two American CIA officers left them stranded in China for close to two decades. The CIA has finally released
Photo: Boat beside a bridge abutment on the Haihe River, Tianjin, by rudenoon
Boat beside a bridge abutment on the Haihe River, Tianjin, by rudenoon
China’s Glorious New Past
In the New York Review of Books, Ian Johnson revisit the gritty industrial city of Datong for the first time in ten years and is shocked by what he finds: Over
Ambitious Plan for China’s Water Crisis Spurs Concern
A lengthy article by Edward Wong in the New York Times looks at the various issues and complications surrounding the South-to-North Water Diversion Project,
Google Accounts Hacked from China
An announcement on the official Google blog said that hundreds of email accounts had been compromised in a “phishing” attack from China: Through
Global Times: Putting Mongolian Protests into Context
The following editorial from the Global Times, about recent protests in Inner Mongolia, is still accessible in English but the Chinese version has been
