Monthly Archives: November 2011
Berkeley Reveals Plan for Academic Center in China
Amid a budget crisis and mounting student dissatisfaction at home, the University of California at Berkeley has just announced that it will open an en
Global Times: We're All to Blame for Police Becoming Parasites
Global Times relates a story from the Southern Metropolis Daily about a “Mr Zhang” who was falsely accused of visiting a prostitute. Polic
Photo: Flag Waver – Tiananmen Square, May 1989, by Robert Croma
Flag Waver – Tiananmen Square, May 1989, by Robert Croma.
Death Toll Hits 20 in Gansu School Bus Crash
20 people, including 18 preschool students, died Wednesday when a school bus collided with a coal truck in Gansu province, according a local work safe
South China Sea to Surface at East Asia Summit
Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin voiced Beijing’s desire to avoid any discussions over the South China Sea at this week’s East Asia Summi
Self-Immolation in Tiananmen Square Goes Unreported for 26 Days (Updated)
A 42-year-old man from Hubei province set himself on fire in Tiananmen Square on the morning of October 21, according to a British eyewitness who phot
Photo: Huanglong forest, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, by lacitadelle
Huanglong forest, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, by lacitadelle
Global Times: Elimination of “Ai Weiweis” is the Trend of Society
In the wake of abundant Western media coverage of the ongoing saga of the tax case against artist Ai Weiwei, the official Global Times responded with
'To Save America’s Economy, Ditch Taiwan' … Or Not.
A New York Times op-ed suggested late last week how Barack Obama might secure America’s economic future and his own re-election: “enter in
Sino-Forest Fights Back Against Muddy Waters
In October, short-seller Muddy Waters Research accused Sino-Forest of exaggerating its land holdings and profits. As a result, the timber company, whi
Huntsman Jabs at GOP Rivals (But Not Obama) for Anti-China ‘Pandering’
Former ambassador to China and aspiring Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman has criticised his rivals’ anti-China posturing, as other
CDT Money: Indicators: Slowdown?
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a new column, CDT Money, a once-a-week roundup of business and economic news from China. We
IMF Sees ‘Buildup’ of China Bank Risk Needing More Oversight
After the reported slow down in October and the claims of a “soft landing” by China’s economists at APEC, the International Monetary
China Peace Prize Awarded to Vladimir Putin
The Confucius Peace Prize was awarded to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. This prize was introduced last year two days before Liu Xiaobo receive
Brisk Business for China's Female Bodyguards, Spies
Female bodyguards are increasingly sought after in China, according to the BBC:Among China’s burgeoning wealthy elite, women make up a third o
