Monthly Archives: September 2011
Video: Xishui's Fifty Cent Party Internal Training
The following is a video report on Xishui County’s (in Hubei Province) internal training of government spokespeople and Internet commentators wh
Photo: Carrying grass, in Guangdong, by Wootang01
Carrying grass, in Guangdong, by Wootang01
S. Korean Reporters Detained by China near N. Korea
AP is reporting that four South Korean journalists from JoongAng Ilbo newspaper have been detained by Chinese security forces near the North Korean bo
Thousands Riot in South China over Land Grab (with Video)
Riots broke out in Guangdong when thousands of people attacked government buildings in protest over the sale of their land to developers, Reuters repo
Why China Seems so Fascinated by US Ambassador Gary Locke
Ever since he bought his own coffee in the airport en route to his new posting in Beijing, U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke has been the topic of much discu
China Tobacco Funding Primary Schools
Ubiquitous smoking in China has led to high rates of lung cancer and other illnesses; the World Health Organization has estimated that two million peo
Photo: Zhejiang province #38, by green_intruder
Zhejiang province #38, by green_intruder.
Luxury Cars of Golden Treasure Street & Highway 99
The average age of a Chinese Ferrari owner is 32, fifteen years younger than his American counterpart. Danwei investigated sales at the luxury car sho
China's New Competitors
The Wall Street Journal’s Joseph Sternberg examines the erosion of China’s manufacturing supremacy due to rising transport and labour cost
Reading List: Peter Hessler
The New Yorker’s former China correspondent Peter Hessler is among the 2011 MacArthur Fellows, whose awards were announced on Tuesday. To mark t
China's Land Grabs: A Case Study
For Al Jazeera, Melissa Chan reports from a village where farmers had their land confiscated only weeks before the autumn harvest:Documents provided
Conversation with Han Han
Channel News Asia conducts an interview with race car driver, writer and blogger Han Han about his writing, government censorship, why he turned down
China, and Republicans, Denounce U.S. Arms Deal for Taiwan
After the Obama administration announced a plan to help Taiwan upgrade its F-16 fighter jets, Beijing was quick to respond. From the Washington Post:
Police Say Chinese Reporter Killed in Robbery
After a reporter was murdered in Luoyang, Henan, speculation mounted that it was retribution for his reporting, which media reports said included cove
Photo: Horse crossing, by zdzarski.junior
Horse crossing, by zdzarski.junior
