Monthly Archives: August 2011
Stray Cat 'Army' Battles West China Rodent Plague
Forbes reports that local government has unleashed a “cat army” to control the rat infestation in remote Western China:Some 150 strays &
China Cosco Has Wider-Than-Estimated $432 Million Loss on Shipping Slump
Bloomberg reports that China Cosco Holdings Co., the largest Chinese shipping company, posted higher than expected losses due to decreasing cargo rate
China Banks Post Record Profits as Rivals Stumble
Bloomberg reports that China’s largest banks posted impressive profits while their European and American counterparts posted losses: Industrial
Chinese Maritime Agency Plans to Sue American Oil Company ConocoPhillips Over Two Spills
The New York Times reports that The State Oceanic Administration is aiming to sue ConocoPhillips over two oil spills in northern China: United States
Eight Questions: Living in China’s Shadow
The Wall Street Journal interviews Arvind Subramanian of the Peterson Institute for International Economics about his new book, “Eclipse: Living in th
China Replaces Tibet's Hard-line Party Boss
In what appears to be a routine personnel move, Beijing has replaced Zhang Qingli, the Communist Party boss who has taken a hard-line against the Dala
Photo: Grassland in Inner Mongolia, by shenxy
Grassland in Inner Mongolia, by shenxy.
China Executes Man for Running Over Mongol Herder
Xinhua has reported the execution of a coal truck driver who ran over and killed a protesting herder, triggering a wave of unrest across Inner Mongoli
Judicial Scholar: Female Chinese Students Return from France Floozies
A law professor has threatened Weibo users including Yu Jianrong with legal action for spreading “arbitrarily clipped” video of one of his
Liang Shuxin (梁树新): Independent Candidate Disqualified from Preliminary Round
In the past two months, over 100 independent candidates announced their candidacy for seats at the local-level People’s Congress and have used micro-b
Yu Jianrong on Closing of Migrant Schools
China Media Project has translates an online chat conducted with Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Professor Yu Jianrong about the recent closures of
Chasing Rare Earths, Foreign Companies Expand in China
China’s policy on rare earth minerals, used in the manufacturing of numerous high-tech goods including cell phones and hybrid cars, has been und
James A. Millward: Being Blacklisted by China, And What Can Be Learned from It
Last week CDT posted articles from Washington Post and Bloomberg about the so-called Xinjiang 13, a group of U.S.-based scholars who have been denied
China Train Crash Was Avoidable: Safety Agency
Bloomberg reports on a government investigation that shows the high-speed train crash in Wenzhou “could have been avoided”: The crash expo
