Monthly Archives: June 2011
Photo: Watching a sidewalk chess match, Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
Watching a sidewalk chess match, Liuzhou, Guangxi, by Expatriate Games
Dispute Between Vietnam and China Escalates Over Competing Claims in South China Sea
In a sign of escalating tensions with China over disputed territory in the South China Sea, Vietnam has announced it will conduct live fire exercises
The Price of Fresh Air
A recent study released by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change quantifies the damage that air pollution has caused to the
Zhou Enlai’s Caution Lost in Translation
Richard McGregor explains the misunderstanding behind Zhou Enlai’s famous utterance — “too soon to tell” — on the impact
Photo: Morning at Five Old Man Peaks, Jiangxi, by Harold Groven
Morning at Five Old Man Peaks, Jiangxi, by Harold Groven.
China Works to Control Coverage of Bombings
McClatchy’s Tom Lasseter reports on the aftermath of the bombings in Fuzhou, whose perpetrator Qian Mingqi had fought for years to obtain due co
One Year Labour Reform for Mocking Party Leader on Weibo
A Chongqing man has received a one year labour reform sentence for mocking party leader Bo Xilai in a microblog post, in which he referred to Bo as &l
Dalai Lama in Australia: China Not The Enemy
Speaking at the start of an 11 day visit to Australia, the Dalai Lama said that China as a whole is not his enemy. Beijing’s economic importance
The Economist: China Is a Threat to The West/China Is a Friend to The West
A new ad campaign for The Economist aims to grab attention by juxtaposing opposing arguments regarding the nature of China’s rise. From Adv
China Moves to Stop Grass-Roots Candidacies (Updated)
The Chinese government, through its official media, has put limits on moves by activists and others who have declared their independent candidacies fo
Fǎ Kè Yóu, River Crab
The Economist reports on an art exhibit now on display in Manhattan which builds creatively on the anti-censorship terminology created by Chinese neti
Student Executed for ‘Peasant’ Murder that Outraged China
Yao Jiaxin, a music conservatory student who was found guilty of murdering a peasant woman whom he hit with his car, has been executed. From the Indep
Jim Rogers: China’s Not Going to be Communist Ever Again
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, investment guru Jim Rogers discusses the state of China’s economy and draws a comparison with the
Kissinger: U.S.-China Ties Hold Promise And Peril
NPR interviews Henry Kissinger about his new book,On China, and about his perspective on U.S.-China relations over the past 40 years (Listen to the in
Photo: “The village is my home,” Nanqiang Village, Hainan Island, by Expatriate Games
“The village is my home,” Nanqiang Village, Hainan Island, by Expatriate Games
