Monthly Archives: June 2011
Angela Sorby: Creating a Cone of Silence in China
For the Chronicle of Higher Education, Angela Sorby writes about her interactions with Chinese students and associates during her stint teaching American
Think Twice, We Have the Guns
China Media Project comments on a recent People’s Daily editorial, “The Party Commands the Gun, A Fundamental Guarantee of Moving From Victory
Han Dongfang: China’s Main Union Is Yet to Earn Its Job
Han Dongfang, the worker turned labor activist who led worker protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989, has changed his view of the official union, the All-China
Photo: Fishing in the Changua River, Western Hainan Island, by Expatriate Games
Fishing in the Changua River, Western Hainan Island, by Expatriate Games
China Wrestles with Food Safety Problems
The Los Angeles Times reports from the trenches on food safety in China: To eat, drink and be merry in China is done at a risk: Weddings increasingly
Yu Hua: The Spirit of May 35th
In the New York Times, author Yu Hua writes about the language developed by those in China who want to express themselves online without catching the attention
Chinese Politician Caught in Social Media Scandal (with Videos)
From the Washington Post Blog, by Hayley Tsukayama: Chinese politician Xie Zhiqiang has found himself in hot water after using Sina’s Weibo, a microblogging s
China’s Wen in Britain for Second Leg of Europe Tour
Premier Wen Jiabao has touched down in Britain as part of his tour through Europe to boost economic ties. From AFP: The centrepiece on the three-day visit
Prominent China Dissident Hu Jia Freed from Jail: Wife
After three and a half years in prison, activist Hu Jia has been released and returned home to be with his wife and young daughter. From Reuters: Hu was
Photo: At West Lake in Hangzhou, by monkeyking
At West Lake in Hangzhou, by monkeyking
Leaked Propaganda Directives and Banned “Future”
The following leaked notice is an internal directive sent to internet commentators over the past week, translated by CDT: In order to circumscribe the
Global Times: Ai’s Release Not to Do with Foreign Pressure
Now that artist activist Ai Weiwei has been released from over two months detention on suspicion of economic crimes, the official Chinese media is defending
China Opens String of Spy Schools
Since 2008, the Chinese government has opened a string of National Intelligence Colleges on campuses around the country in an effort to improve the skills
Fail Whale, Meet the Chinese Dragon
The Washington Post blog has a brief profile of Sina Weibo microblog service and looks at how the company is succeeding where Twitter is failing: Weibo
On State Council, Women Hold Up 11.43% of the Sky
Bloomberg examines the underrepresentation of women in Chinese government: More than 40 years after Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed that “women hold
