Monthly Archives: July 2011
“Citizens Looking to Protect Their Rights Will Simply Never Win”
This week saw the arrest of a local official in Guizhou who seemed likely to shrug off a rape accusation until the case caught the attention of Sina Weibo
Hacking With Chinese Characteristics
Fast Company talks to Adam Segal of the Council on Foreign Relations about state-sponsored and “patriotic” hacking, cyberespionage and cybersecurity
World Says China Will Overtake America
A new Pew Global Attitudes survey suggests that the perception of China overtaking the US continues to spread. But, as the Pew Research Center’s
Taking On Corruption in India and China
Prompted by comments made by the vice-director of the Party Literature Research Office of the Party’s Central Committee during his recent visit to
Round-Trip Through Customs Converts Chinese-Made Furniture to “Imported”
Shanghai Daily reports an ingenious but foiled scheme to boost prices of domestically-made furniture: taking it through customs and immediately “reimporting”
Coming Out in China
Worldcrunch carries an account, translated from the Economic Observer, of a Tianjin husband and father’s difficult escape from the closet: After
Jerome A. Cohen: First, They Came for the Lawyers
In Foreign Policy, Chinese legal expert Jerome Cohen writes about the recent crackdown that is primarily targeting human rights lawyers: It’s open
China’s High-speed Rail Glitches: Racing to Make Errors?
Following its high-profile launch in time for the CCP’s 90th anniversary on July 1, the new high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shanghai ha
Photo: Cleaning the drain pipes after the rain, by imvern
Cleaning the drain pipes after the rain, by imvern
China Ordains Third Bishop without Pope’s Approval
The official Chinese Catholic church has ordained another bishop in defiance of the Vatican, the third such ordination in the past year. Eight bishops
Update: Official Arrested for Raping Female Teacher
Further to yesterday’s post, via ChinaGeeks, about Guizhou police dismissal of a teacher’s reported rape by a local official: Global Times
Greenpeace Report Links Western Firms to Chinese River Polluters
Greenpeace has released the results of an investigation into water pollution by Chinese textile plants, and is pressuring Western brands such as Nike and
Upwardly Mobile: Shanzhai Phones’ Declining Popularity
Manufacturers of cheap “shanzhai” cellphone copies are finding app compatibility more difficult to clone than the hardware features of earlier
China Doctors Earning $300 a Month Flock to Drug Companies
While China faces a shortage of doctors, many newly qualified physicians are abandoning the profession in favour of more lucrative careers in pharmaceutical
China in Africa: A “New Colonialism”?
In contrast with Hillary Clinton’s recent warnings of China’s “new colonialism”, the Stimson Center argues that China’s interests
