Monthly Archives: November 2011
Nudist Netizens Show Support for Ai Weiwei in Wake of Pornography Investigation
Since meeting last week’s deadline for a down payment in order to challenge his disputed $2.4 million tax bill, Chinese artist and activist Ai W
Dissonance Grows in US-China Network
From the Asia Times, Benjamin A Shobert reports: Xiao Qiang, the founder and chief editor of the China news website China Digital Times and an adjunc
Focusing on Short-Sightedness in China
At The Wall Street Journal, Alex Frangos examines the fad gripping Hong Kong for wearing lenseless glasses as fashion accessories, often in conjunctio
Photo: Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu, Sichuan, by Vern Fong
Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu, Sichuan, by Vern Fong
Chinatowns and "Chocolate City": The Magic of Diasporas
Amidst a climate of widespread hostility towards immigrants in rich nations, The Economist points out the economic and other advantages diasporic popu
Government Blocks Encrypted Tunnels Through Great Firewall; Fang Binxing Talks Internet Sovereignty
Forbes reports that administrators of China’s Great Firewall Internet censorship system appear to be testing a new roadblock for encrypted conne
Obama and Asian Leaders Confront Wen Jiabao over South China Sea
In recent months, the U.S. has taken a more assertive position on conflicts in the South China Sea, and the efforts came to fruition this weekend at t
Yan Xuetong: How China Can Defeat America
Yan Xuetong, professor of political science and dean of the Institute of Modern International Relations at Tsinghua University, writes in the New York
China’s Thirst for New Diabetes Drugs Threatens Bayer’s Lead
With the rate of diabetes skyrocketing in China due to an increasingly high carbohydrate diet and sedentary lifestyle, there is an increased demand am
14 Killed in Chemical Plant Explosion
An explosion at a chemical plant in Xintai, Shandong province has killed fourteen workers. An investigation into the cause is underway. BBC reports:
Photo: School children in Gansu, by Leo Kan
School children in Gansu, by Leo Kan
Murong Xuecun: Caging a Monster
Writer Murong Xuecun delivered a speech in Oslo which has been translated by Jane Weizhen Pan and Martin Merz and posted online:Living in China is l
After a Horrific Crash, a Stark Depiction of Injustice in China
Following the the death of 18 preschoolers when their school bus crashed after being filled way over capacity, netizens and the public have gone onlin
Photo: USS Nimitz, USS Chosin, USS Sampson, and USS Pinkney in South China Sea, from Official U.S. Navy Imagery, 2010
USS Nimitz, USS Chosin, USS Sampson, and USS Pinkney in South China Sea, from Official U.S. Navy Imagery, 2010.
