Monthly Archives: October 2011
China Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Bomb Threat
A woman from Chongqing has been detained after telling the pilot of her Xinjiang-bound plane that there was a bomb on board. From AFP: Police detained
Chinese Military Drafts Tech Companies into Cyberarmy
The Financial Times uncovers a Chinese technology company operating as a front for a People’s Liberation Army cybermilitia unit: “All staff under t
Photo: Backstage with a Peking opera troupe, by Jordan Pouille
Backstage with a Peking opera troupe, by Jordan Pouille.
Independent Candidates Score First Victory in Chinese Elections
China’s group of self-declared independent candidates, who have waged campaigns for local election over social media, have received a boost after
Almost Half of Chinese Auction Bids Unpaid
China is now the world’s largest art market. Yet, despite rules that full payment must be received within six months, many large bids made in China’s
China and Canada: An Economic Friendship
China and Canada, two very important economic players in the Asia Pacific, are surveying the benefits to come from their relationship. The Wall Street
Celebrity Announces Independent Candidacy in Beijing
The wave of independent candidates has suffered various setbacks in their campaign to win local political office. But the movement has just gotten some
Yacht Christening Gone Bad in Gansu
With global super-luxury brands trying to convince China’s nouveau rich to think bigger and splashier, a 17 million RMB domestically-built yacht
Photo: The back of the van, by Christopher Cherry
The back of the van, by Christopher Cherry
Clinton to China: U.S. Not Going Anywhere
In a Foreign Policy essay titled “America’s Pacific Century,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlines Washington’s go
News of Tibetan Self-Immolation Incidents Censored Online
Following a series of self-immolation incidents by Tibetan monks near the Kirti Monastery in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, security forces clamped down on the
Don't Turn a Village Into a Pressure Cooker
A Global Times editorial on the house arrest of Chen Guangcheng and his family concedes that the local government which is imprisoning him should be more
Exclusive: China Launches Lobbying Push on Currency Bill
With the U.S. Congress debating a bill that would impose tariffs on China for undervaluing the yuan, the Chinese government has launched an unprecedented
Real-Time Air Quality Tracking in Your Chinese City
For China residents not content to judge from the frequency and density of their own coughing, Greenpeace is compiling sources of real-time air quality
Something's Fishy About Chinese Hairy Crabs
Yangcheng Lake, which is a short train ride from Shanghai, is famous for their hairy crabs. With China’s rising demand for these crabs, whose name
