Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Privileges of China’s Elite Include Purified Air
China’s leaders have long been resented for their special treatment, including superior medical treatment and access to a special organic food s
Two-Way Street: Breaking Bad College Recruiting Habits in China
Following up a September inquiry into the disconnect between Chinese students and American universities, The Chronicle of Higher Education investigate
Photo: Selling candied fruits, Dongcheng neighborhood, Beijing, by David Berkowitz
Selling candied fruits, Dongcheng neighborhood, Beijing, by David Berkowitz
Even in China’s Token Nod to Democracy, Voters Have Little Choice
The Globe and Mail reports on the fate of several individuals who ran independent campaigns for local people’s congress positions. Beijing journ
Tensions Rising on the South China Sea
When U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined Washington’s goals in Asia in a Foreign Policy essay titled “America’s New Pacific Century” last
Tattooed? Overweight? The PLA Still Wants You
China Real Time Report explains newly relaxed enlistment requirements for the People’s Liberation Army. The PLA is eager to attract well-ed
Ai Weiwei Will Fight Tax Charges "To the Death"
Reuters talks to a defiant Ai Weiwei following the imposition of a 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) tax bill on his design company, Beijing Fake Cultura
China Combats Climate Change
China began hosting the current round of UN sponsored climate talks in Beijing last Sunday. China Daily reports on the opening of the talks: The 2011
Tibetan Nun Burns Herself to Death
A Tibetan nun died after setting herself on fire on Ganzi (Kandze), Sichuan, becoming the 11th Tibetan to self-immolate this year. From the Guardian:
Chinese Supercop to the Silver Screen
A recent NY Times article mentions the possibility of a new mafia movie based on the story of Chongqing’s famed crime-fighter Wang Lijun. Writer
Jumper Ignored by Drivers in Chengdu Highway Incident
A video surfaced on Chinese social media sites yesterday showing a woman leaping from a bridge and falling onto a busy highway, where surrounding cars
Microblogging: Air Conditioning of the Masses
In BBC News, Michael Bristow surveys China’s microblogging landscape and asks users of Sina Weibo for a view from the trenches of China’s
Swimming Naked in China
Local prosecutors in Wenzhou, ground zero for China’s growing credit woes, announced they have arrested a duo accused of running a shadow lendin
Photo: Yang Yang on Yellow Wall, by Expatriate Games
Yang Yang on Yellow Wall, by Expatriate Games.
China’s Violent Push for “Stability”
China Media Project translates an article by Fellow Yu Jianrong, originally published in January in Xinhua’s International Herald Leader. Yu arg
