Monthly Archives: September 2011
China Arrests 32 Over Cooking Oil Scam
The latest dispatch in China’s food safety wars, from AFP:China said Tuesday it had arrested 32 people over the sale of cooking oil made from l
Independent Candidate Yu Nan: "China Is Most in Need of Transparency Now" (Updated)
In recent months, citizens have taken to social media to declare their independent candidacies for local election. As a result of the recent government
China Sees Surge of Independent Candidates
The Washington Post reports on the group of people who are using social media to launch independent campaigns for local office:The local congresses —
Italy Turns to China for Help in Debt Crisis
The Financial Times reports that Italian officials visited Chinese investors in Beijing in the hope that cash-rich China can help Italy’s debt cr
China Recognizes Libya's NTC as Ruling Authority; Moves Away from Policy of Strict Non-Interference
During the civil war in Libya between Colonel Qaddafi’s forces and rebel groups, China did not publicly take sides. But after the fall of Qaddafi
‘The World is Scared of this Unknown Entity Called China that Has Come Up. But We Know Them Very Well’
Indian Express interviews Lobsang Sangay, who was sworn in as Prime Minister of Tibet’s Government-in-Exile, succeeding the Dalai Lama who mainta
Photo: Waiting for the light to change, by china.sixty4
Waiting for the light to change, by china.sixty4
Blue Dragon Mountain: the Chinese Village 'That Doesn't Exist'
Thirteen years ago, villagers were relocated from their hometown in Heilongjiang to make way for a reservoir needed to supply drinking water for Harbin
How China Kept Lid on Ramadan
The Los Angeles Times reports on the lengths that authorities went to in Xinjiang to ensure that the Muslim Uighur population there didn’t celebr
Book Review: ‘Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China,’ by Ezra F. Vogel
John Pomfret reviews a new book by Ezra Vogel which looks at former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping and his role in shaping Chinese history:The Bush a
Africa’s New Friend China Financing $9.3 Billion of Dams for Hydropower
A new report from International Rivers looks at Chinese financing of dams in Africa and its impact on rivers there and the people who live on them. Fro
Lijia Zhang: On Ai Weiwei’s Beijing
Last month, artist Ai Weiwei wrote an essay in Newsweek condemning his hometown of Beijing as a, “a nightmare. A constant nightmare.” On Ch
China's Empty City of Ordos
Melissa Chan of Al Jazeera revisits the town of Ordos in Inner Mongolia, which, as she reported two years ago, was a ghost city being built out of noth
China’s “Symphony” of Privilege
After a simple traffic accident, the 15 year old son of acclaimed singer Li Shuangjiang attacked a couple in the vehicle hit. China Media Project prov
China's Inflation Eases in August
China’s inflation rate, a recent cause of concern at home and abroad, began to ease in August, after hitting a three-year high in July, the Los A
