Monthly Archives: August 2011
News on Chen Guangcheng's House Arrest
Catherine Yeung has translated reports on the situation of legal activist Chen Guangcheng and his family, who have been isolated under house arrest si
Apple in China: Red, Delicious and Rotten
Foreign Policy’s Christina Larson suggests that while Apple is enjoying great success in China, its behaviour has been more Chinese Communist Pa
Beijing Police Probing Alleged Illegal Detentions
In a sign that the concept of “black jails” to hold petitioners in extralegal detention may be losing support among Chinese authorities, t
Beijing Public Wifi Surveillance Software May Be Illegal
Global Times reports a new development in the deployment of network monitoring software, at business owners’ expense, on public wifi networks in
Big Questions About China's Urban Legend
While the last thirty years has seen China’s urban population grow from one fifth to a half of the total, this figure masks the 15% who, though
China's Foreign Reserves Dilemma
Chinese policymakers are faced with the challenge of diversifying their foreign currency holdings. Whi
UN Panel Demands that China Free Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo and His Wife
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in the U.N. issued opinions that Liu Xiaobo and his wife both be released from imprisonment and house arrest,
China Finds Vindication in U.S. Debt Crisis
The drama over raising the U.S. debt ceiling has been closely observed and also strongly criticized in China. From CBS News: Chinese websites have bee
Taxi Drivers in Eastern China Strike Over Rising Fuel Costs
Thousands of taxi drivers in Hangzhou are striking because of fuel costs. From Reuters: More than 1,000 taxi drivers in the Chinese tourist city of Ha
