Monthly Archives: December 2011
S. Korea, China Discuss Stability in N. Korea
China’s Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Suk-hwan met in Seoul to discuss matters pertaining to peace
China Reveals New Train Amid Rail Doubts
Amid concerns about the safety of the railway system due to the deadly Wenzhou crash in July, China has revealed a new high-speed bullet train that can
Currency Agreement Signals Baby Steps
Japan and China announced a package of financial agreements during new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s visit to Beijing late last week,
More Contaminated Milk Found in China
China’s largest dairy company announced that it isolated and destroyed a batch of milk contaminated with a carcinogenic substance, according to The
China to Limit Inflow of Foreign Workers
China’s State Council submitted a draft law to the National People’s Congress on Monday that aims to restrict the illegal entry and employment
How Much Does China Pay for Pollution?
In The Globe and Mail, Carolynne Wheeler quantifies the economic cost of China’s pollution woes: Pollution costs China, the world’s largest emitter of
The Closing of Chinese Minds
At Caixin online, Nailene Chou Wiest suggests that China is running an “intellectual trade deficit” with the United States, to the detriment
Realism’s Return: Yu Hua’s ‘China in Ten Words’ Reviewed
Perry Link reviews Yu Hua’s ‘China in Ten Words’ which, in common with his earlier writing and in contrast with many Western views, portrays
The Uncertain Return of Beijing Wildlife
The sky above Beijing is best known for characteristics other than its bird life. Nevertheless, the city’s birds appear to have multiplied over the
Phoenix Weekly Sheds Light on Haimen
The Phoenix Weekly posted a weibo on December 22 reporting on the brutal police crackdown on Haimen protesters, linking to a report from On.cc (東方互動). Althoug
In China, Elites Follow Different Rules
Foreign Policy’s Christina Larson contrasts the plight of young professionals in Beijing with the conspicuous consumption and misbehavior of the c
“Flowers of War”: The Reviews Are In
Hollywood star Christian Bale stars in the new Zhang Yimou movie “Flowers of War” about the Rape of Nanking during World War II, which many
Photo: Polluted water near a ceramics factory in Foshan, Guangdong, by Jordan Pouille
