Monthly Archives: October 2011
Living With Dead Hearts: The Search for China's Kidnapped Children
At Foreign Policy, Charles Custer describes the scale and causes of child kidnapping in China:Since at least the 1980s, kidnapping and human traffic
Strikes & Protests Surge in China
The Los Angeles Times’ Barbara Demick examines the continuing rise of “mass incidents” as a means to address specific grievances suc
One-Child Policy Safe in Guangdong
Officials in Guangdong have reversed plans to ease the province’s family planning policy and allow certain couples to have two children. From Ch
Is China Rethinking its Embrace of US-Style Agriculture?
Mother Jones’ Tom Philpott examines recent signs that China may be turning away from agriculture fuelled by antibiotics and genetic modification
Want To Short China Now? It's Already Too Late
Business Insider analyzes the increasing bearish view of the Chinese economy and the practice of selling securities, “shorting”, Chinese i
China’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Tries to Bolster Stocks of Major Banks
New York Times reports that China’s Sovereign Wealth Fund bought shares of major banks in order to inject confidence in the market: The China Ba
A New Tourism Promo for Dongshigu Village, Home of Chen Guangcheng & Family?
Siweiluozi translates a Twitter posting by activist Hu Jia: a mock tourism ad, perhaps, for the village where Chen Guangcheng and his family have been
Huaxi: The Village That Towers Above China
The Guardian’s Jonathan Watts revisited the village of Huaxi ahead of the official unveiling of its new centrepiece, a 72-storey skyscraper hous
Photo: Xinhai Revolution Performance, by ©Aston
Xinhai Revolution Performance, by ©Aston.
A Century After Xinhai: Whose Revolution?
100 years ago Sun Yat-Sen’s Xinhai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising, representing the beginning of the end for the Qing dynasty and th
Wal-Mart Shutters Chongqing Stores in Face of Fraud Allegations
Wal-Mart has closed twelve stores in Chongqing amid accusations that it falsely labeled regular pork products as higher-priced organic pork for the pa
Drug Traffickers Hijack, Murder Chinese Sailors in Thailand
Authorities in Thailand’s northern Chiang Rai Province have confirmed the deaths of 13 Chinese sailors whose two ships were hijacked by drug trafficke
Viral Rap Video Marks Tibetan Cultural Renaissance
India’s Sunday Guardian discusses the information war and repression of Tibetan identity in the context of a viral Tibetan rap video titled R
Jiang Zemin Emerges as Chinese Leaders Honor 1911 Revolution
Former president Jiang Zemin quelled recent speculation that he is dead or dying with his appearance at the Great Hall of the People on Sunday as past
CCP Divisions Intensify as Leadership Shuffle Approaches
Mark Mackinnon of The Globe and Mail ponders the political differences of two provincial Communist Party chiefs, Chongqing’s Bo Xilai and Guangd
