Monthly Archives: November 2011
What to Make of US Military Presence in the Asia Pacific
Much to China’s chagrin, recent statements have made it clear that the US plans to be a major player in the South China Sea debate. The US has r
Video: America's First China Correspondents After 1979
USC’s US-China Institute is offering an almost hour-long video from its ‘Assignment: China’ project on American media coverage of th
China Bashing on the Campaign Trail
With former ambassador Jon Huntsman berating his fellow Republicans this week for their “anti-China pandering”, Businessweek’s Joshu
Chinese Election Day: The Polling Station
The Diplomat’s Mu Chunshan paid a visit to a Beijing polling station this week for a Municipal People’s Congress election and, as a regist
Photo: A fan watches China's soccer team play Brazil in the 2008 Olympics, by chengphoto
A fan watches China’s soccer team play Brazil in the 2008 Olympics, by chengphoto
Testimony of Torture: Liao Yiwu Exposes Prison Brutality
Berlin-based writer Liao Yiwu talks to Der Spiegel about “Für ein Lied und hundert Lieder” (“For a Song and a Hundred SongsR
Iraq Loss Final Straw for China's Soccer Lovers: Adam Minter
At Bloomberg, Adam Minter explains fans’ rage and anguish at a 1-0 loss to Iraq which will almost certainly prevent China’s qualifica
Video Interview with Ezra Vogel
The Asia Pacific Memo has posted two short video clips of a three part interview with preeminent Asia scholar and former Harvard professor Ezra Vogel.
'Ditch Taiwan' Author Defends His Modest Proposal
The author of a controversial New York Times op-ed has replied to critics in a letter to The Atlantic and Foreign Policy, claiming that the piece was
America's Incoherent Asia Policy
After last weekend’s APEC summit in Honolulu, the watching eye of the media has been firmly planted on US policy in the Asia Pacific. Recent sta
Kindergarten Chairman Detained over Fatal School Bus Accident in Gansu
A makeshift school bus designed to carry nine people was instead carrying 62 children and two adults when it crashed in Gansu, killing 18 of the presc
Ai Weiwei Deposits Money to Tax Bureau, Aims for "Moral Victory"
Artist and activist Ai Weiwei, who spent almost three months is detention and has since been ordered to pay $2.4 million in back taxes, visited the ta
GE-China Deal: Economic Opportunity Comes With Risks
Cutting edge aviation technology was passed on to China in a deal between GE and the state owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China. The new techn
Apple Auditing Supply Plants for Pollution
During promised meetings with the organisations behind a damning report into the company’s environmental impact, Apple said that it ha
Photos: The "Rat Tribe" of Beijing
In air raid shelters and tunnels below Beijing, migrant workers, young graduates, and other workers who can’t afford Beijing’s steep housi
