Monthly Archives: June 2011
Photo: Chinese Pavilion at Tsarskoye Selo, St Petersburg, by thisisbossi
Chinese Pavilion at Tsarskoye Selo, St Petersburg, by thisisbossi.
Is the ‘China Model’ Failing?
The Atlantic’s Max Fisher asks whether the implicit pact between Party and people in China is unravelling China’s unspoken promise to its
China’s Critical Disconnect
At China Real Time Report, Stanley Lubman examines the “critical disconnect” between China’s national and local governments, its historical
China Looms Over Russia’s Far East
At The Diplomat, Gabe Collins describes the uneasy balances of trade and demography in Russia’s far east, and the region’s importance to Sino-Russian
Wikileaks: From Xi Jinping’s Rise to Jiang Zemin’s Buddhism
Leaked diplomatic cables from late 2007, newly released by Wikileaks, shed some light on the processes by which next year’s leadership succession
Qing Censorship & Han “Confucianism”
An essay published by Caixin magazine describes the cases of two persecuted scholars, with thinly veiled allusion to contemporary China. Both men were
Photo: A construction site in Ningbo, Zhejiang, by monkeyking
A construction site in Ningbo, Zhejiang, by monkeyking
Wall Street Journal: The Chinese Awakening
The Wall Street Journal comments on the movement of self-declared independent candidates who are running for local elections in China and using social
China’s Boom Beginning to Show Cracks, Analysts Say
New data shows that inflation, rising labor costs and government debt are adding to the slowdown of China’s economic growth. From the New York Times: Several
Vietnam’s Fishermen on Front Line in China Clash
As tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea between China, Vietnam and other nations which stake a claim on maritime territory there, the Financial
Millions Affected by China Flooding
While much of China has been suffering through a severe drought, parts of southeastern China are being deluged with the worst flooding in more than 50
Local Official to Independent Mayoral Candidate: “The First Bird that Takes Wing Is the First Bird to Get Shot”
Since April 2011, the “independent candidates” movement has been gathering steam in Chinese cyberspace and in real society. Over 100 people
For 2012 Hopeful, Envoy Job in China Was a Useful Detour
Jon Huntsman is expected to announce his official candidacy for the U.S. 2012 Presidential Election on Tuesday, and the media is focusing on his recently-completed
China Says Libya Rebel Chief to Visit
China is continuing to conduct diplomacy with both sides in the ongoing Libya conflict, and will host the head of the rebel group next week. From Reuters: The
Alpine Villagers Bewildered as China Clones Their Home
In a bold move, developers in Guangdong are building a residential community which is an exact copy of Hallstatt, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Austrian
