Monthly Archives: June 2011
U.S. Groups Urge Congress Reject China Currency Bill
A coalition of 45 U.S. business groups have rejected Congressional efforts to pressure China to raise the yuan rate. From Reuters: “We agree that
In China, a Place Where Maoism Still Reigns (Updated)
As China’s socialist past is being glorified by local officials , academics, and others throughout China, the New York Times Magazine visits Nanjie
People’s Daily Launches “Jike” Search Engine
China’s state-run People’s Daily newspaper has launched its own search engine. Shanghaiist’s Patrick Keefe manages to contain his enthusiasm: While
Wen Jiabao: How China Plans to Reinforce the Global Recovery
At the Financial Times, Wen Jiabao trumpets China’s economic achievements and future prospects, three years on from the “eruption” of
“How I Was Treated on the Subway While Doing Fieldwork as a Migrant Worker”
Sociologist and ethnographer Trica Wang recounts the experience of riding the Beijing subway disguised as a migrant worker while conducting fieldwork: I
Photo: Ai Weiwei, “Descending Light”, by Taís Melillo
Ai Weiwei, “Descending Light”, by Taís Melillo.
Xu Zhiyong Held Overnight, Released
NPR’s Louisa Lim reports that rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong has returned home after being held overnight “to prevent him from petitioning [the]
Ai Weiwei’s Cousin to be Released; Others Remain Missing
(For our earlier coverage of Ai Weiwei’s release, see here.) Ai Weiwei’s release yesterday is to be followed by that of his cousin and driver,
Children in Poor Areas “Chronically Underfed”, While Shanghai’s Expand
At the Telegraph, Malcolm Moore reports on the increase in obesity among Shanghai’s schoolchildren, in the wake of China’s first competitive
Ma Ying-jeou Deletes Simplified Characters
Simplified Chinese characters have been erased from the Taiwanese Tourist Bureau’s website on the instructions of President Ma Ying-jeou. Other government
Beijing’s Second Airport Due October 2017
A new airport serving Beijing should be completed by October 2017, according to China Daily: The new airport, which is likely to be approved within the
China Restricts Popular Report-a-Bribe Websites
The Associated Press charts the swift rise and fall of iBribery.com, a site for logging cases of corruption which attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors,
“Food Won’t Be Safe Unless Journalists Are”
Following a Ministry of Health spokesman’s suggestion that journalists accused of scaremongering might be blacklisted, media commentator Bei Fangshuo
Ai Weiwei Released on Bail; Xu Zhiyong Reportedly Detained
Xinhua reports that Ai Weiwei has been released on bail in recognition of his cooperative attitude and chronic illness: The Beijing police department
