Monthly Archives: August 2011
Leading Magazine Faces Tough Action
Zhao Lingmin, a top editor at the news magazine Window on the South (Nanfeng Chuang 南风窗), has been dismissed. China Media Project writes: It seems tha
Charity Begins Abroad: China and Foreign Aid
The Economist tracks the transition of China and the other BRIC nations from net recipients to net donors of aid, and explores differences between the
Photo: Woo's Hong Kong Cuisine / 吳係茶餐廳, by Vern Fong
Woo’s Hong Kong Cuisine / 吳係茶餐廳, by Vern Fong.
Perspectives on Dalian
The Council on Foreign Relations’ Elizabeth Economy sees Sunday’s mass protests in Dalian as an encouraging sign that “once again ci
The Queensway Syndicate and the Africa Trade
The Economist investigates the China International Fund, a shadowy Hong Kong-based syndicate accused of a range of misdeeds. These include corruption,
China Feels After-Effects of Economic Stimulus
At the Los Angeles Times, David Pierson examines the hangover from China’s efforts to combat the 2008 financial crisis, beginning in a gleaming
Cisco Sued for Role in Chinese Crackdowns
The Sydney Morning Herald reports a lawsuit filed in June in the US, in which technology giant Cisco is accused of complicity in China’s suppres
New China Envoy’s Airport Antics Rile Chinese Internet
A photo of Gary Locke ordering coffee at an airport Starbucks surfaced on the microblogging service, China Si
China’s Troubled Railway Ministry Fires Spokesman
Following the crash of the high-speed train in Wenzhou, China’s Ministry of Railways has been targeted by citizens for its inept handling of the
Gorbachev: China "Will Have to Decide on Political Change"
In an interview with The Guardian, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev discusses what he sees as the inevitability of political reform in China, as
Migrant School Demolished, Parents Furious
Caixin presents a photo gallery showing the site of a school for migrant workers in Beijing, which was suddenly demolished on Monday:Parents of migr
Chinese Jews Face Existential Questions
The Wall Street Journal describes the Jews of Kaifeng, descendants of 11th Century Persian merchants. Although one Israeli group has helped some reset
Gao Zhisheng's Family Appeal for His Release
Missing activist and lawyer Gao Zhisheng has failed to reappear following the end of his sentence, prompting an appeal for information from his family
The Pentagon's New China War Plan
Salon reports on the efforts of Pentagon officials to formulate a new “AirSea Battle” approach to maintaining strategic dominance over Chi
