Monthly Archives: August 2011
Guangdong City's Dogs Face Uncertain Future
Jiangmen authorities have backed down, for now, after warning pet owners in three city districts that any dogs found in public after August 26th woul
The Silent Majority: China's Other Lawyers
At The Huffington Post, John Wagner Givens argues for greater recognition of the work of Chinese lawyers aside from “the handful of well-known
Chinese Agency Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating
Although President Obama signed a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling yesterday, today a Chinese credit agency Dagong Global Credit Rating Company has
China Chief Suspect in Major Cyber Attack
More than 72 organizations internationally, including the U.N, have been hacked, and many security experts believe China is behind the attacks. From t
Record Yield Premiums Spur Best Yuan Gains in Three Months: China Credit
With the Chinese yuan rising 0.41 percent versus the dollar in the last two weeks, China’s five-year n
Journalist's Prison Term Extended; China Economic Times Editor Removed
The New York Times reports the extended imprisonment of investigative journalist Qi Chonghuai, apparently in continued retaliation for articles he wro
10% of Escalators on Beijing Subway Line Fail Safety Checks
A dozen escalators—more than 10% of the total—have been recalled from stations along Beijing’s Yizhuang subway line, which opened in
Who Is the Guilty Party?
At Inside Out China, Xujun Eberlein translates an anonymous friend’s account of trying to rectify a new apartment’s illegally modified ele
China's High Quality Pearls Enter The Mass Market
Grace Pearl, one of the leaders in Chinese pearl production, is raising the bar on quality while still driving down wholesale costs. Pearls are the l
China Will Implode If It Doesn't Change Its Authoritarian Ways
The recent train crash in Wenzhou sparked a blogging and micro-blogging frenzy amongst Chinese citizens who are angered at the way the accident has be
Venice Film Festival Credits Taiwanese Film to China
The Venice Film Festival’s classification of a Taiwanese film as a joint production with China has met with indignant opposition from the filmma
Photo: Spices for sale in Kashgar, by zowtow
Spices for sale in Kashgar, by zowtow
Global Times: Sanitized English Lit
Global Times, perhaps surprisingly, frankly describes censorship and import restrictions on foreign books and periodicals in China, and readers’
China Extends Surveillance Into Supermarkets, Cinemas and Classrooms
While Chongqing’s surveillance program has stoked particular controversy due to the participation of Western technology firms, it is far from un
