Monthly Archives: September 2011
Photo: Playing mahjong in Xinjiang, by Banalities
Playing mahjong in Xinjiang, by Banalities
China Consolidates Grip on Rare Earths
The ongoing saga of China’s control over rare earth metals is impacting the cost of a number of high-tech goods that use the minerals in manufac
Communist Party's Darker Undercurrents Bubbling to the Surface
In the Sydney Morning Herald, John Garnaut has an opinion piece about China’s recent actions involving its relationship with Libya, both before
China Sentences Four Uighurs to Death Over Unrest
Four people have been sentenced to death and two others to 19 years for their alleged role in the violent attacks in Xinjiang in July that killed at l
What Happened at The Beijing News?
For China Media Project, David Bandurski responds to the confusion in English-language media over recent changes at Beijing News by providing a useful
Chinese Children in Drought-Hit Region Make Cliffhanging Trips to Fetch Water
Ministry of Tofu has posted a striking set of photos showing small children in Sichuan clinging to cliffside paths with heavy loads of water on their
Chinese Petitioners Detained During Biden's Visit
The Associated Press reports that a group of farmers petitioning for land seizure compensation were arrested and physically restrained for days to den
Liao Yiwu: Walking Out on China
At The New York Times, writer Liao Yiwu describes his escape from China:Yunnan province, in southwestern China, has long been the exit point for Chi
Photo: The Party's Over? by Expatriate Games
The Party’s Over? by Expatriate Games.
Independent Candidate Yu Nan's Candidacy Revoked for No Reason
Earlier this week we posted the translated microblog posts of independent candidate Yu Nan, who had made it to the preliminary round of the election a
Drought, Mine Closures Cut Power to Southern Factories
The frenzy of manufacturing in southern China is fed by a “West to East Electricity Transmission Project”: the South-North Water Diversion
Bohai Sea Drowns in Discharged Waste
While the ConocoPhillips oil spill this summer and last year’s Dalian pipeline explosion have focused attention on pollution in the Bohai Sea, i
A Village With Only One Restaurant
Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn translates a joke currently being passed around on Sina Weibo and beyond:There is a village that only has one restaur
Burma "Could Become China's California"
Thant Myint-U writes on Burma’s place at a “new crossroads of Asia” between China and India. Tantalisingly for Beijing, it also sepa
Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Hoohah
Film star Jet Li’s planned promotion of Tai Chi around the world, backed by Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma, is no mere business venture.
