Monthly Archives: August 2011
Trials in Chinese Monk Self-immolation Death
Trials have opened in the case of the monk who died from self-immolation in Sichuan Province, AP reports: The March 16 death of Rigzin Phuntsog, 16, was
Church and State Divide
Paul Mooney writes about increasingly tense relations between Beijing and the Vatican, with China ordaining bishops this past year in defiance of the Pope: “It’s
China's Plan for Secret Detentions Alarms Rights Activists
This spring, several lawyers and activists, such as artist Ai Weiwei, were secretly detained by authorities in China with no official explanation of their
"Don’t Rush to Celebrate the Post-Gaddafi Era"
Chinese media views of events in Libya draw implicit contrasts between the Gaddafi regime and China’s own government. Beijing, it is suggested,
Accounts of Chinese Bloggers Suspended, Causing Protests
Sina announced today that the accounts of several Weibo bloggers would be closed for a month. From New York Times: The operators of China’s most vibrant eq
China State TV Deletes Video That Led to Hacking Fears
Recently, some have speculated that a seemingly innocuous background clip in a Chinese military propaganda video in fact reveals that the Chinese government
China Trying Three Monks in Self-Immolation Case
The Chinese government will try three monks for murder after the self-immolation and death of a 16 year old monk took place earlier this year at their
State Broadcaster Bashes Baidu
The Economist examines recent attacks by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV on search giant Baidu, which has been accused of ducking around advertising regulations
"Made in China" Martin Luther King Memorial Opens in Washington
Though the official dedication of Washington’s new memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. was postponed today as Hurricane Irene blew up the east coast,
Hospital in China Fends Off Angry Mob
Professional mourners have long been a part of funerals in China. Now, the bereaved can also hire mobs of pitchfork-wielding protesters to add teeth to
Censorship in Asia: Against the Tide
The Economist’s Banyan blog surveys the state of censorship in Asia, following the Malaysian Prime Minister’s conclusion that “in today’s
China's Apple Fans Lament Cult Figure Jobs' Resignation
Yesterday’s announcement by Steve Jobs, the founder and CEO of Apple, that he was retiring effective immediately had a ripple effect that went far
Cramming For College At Beijing's Second High
For Fast Company, April Rabkin spends a year with high school students at an elite school in Beijing to get an inside look at the preparations for the
