Author: dwang
4th year Asian Studies major at UC Berkeley with a focus on China and Political Science. Particularly interested in gender construction, political dissent, nationalism, and socioeconomic polarization in the PRC.Likes to run, fence, and otherwise work out.Loves to eat.
China Relaxes Romance Ban on Table Tennis Champion
After a probationary period of 5 years, China’s table tennis sports officials are allowing Wang Hao, the men’s singles world champion, to date a fellow athlete. From The Guardian: After years of punishing training and sacrifice, China‘s table tennis star Wang Hao has finally been rewarded – not just wi
September 1, 2009 8:38 PM
Big Business Groups Complain to China’s Premier over Green Dam Internet Filter
22 business organizations have sent a letter to Premier Wen Jiabao, appealing to the Chinese government to drop the requirement that every PC sold inside China come pre-installed with the Green Dam-Youth Escort Internet filter by July 1. From Loretta Chao at The Wall Street Journal: An international group of business
June 27, 2009 4:08 PM
Most Recent Entries
- 2009.06.27 Hummer Bidder to Begin Talks with China
- 2009.06.27 National People’s Congress Approves Law on Rural Land Disputes
- 2009.06.27 Nearly Complete 13-Story Building Falls in Shanghai, One Worker Dead
- 2009.06.23 U.S., EU Act against China on Raw Material Exports
- 2009.06.23 Dui Hua Human Rights Journal: Tibetan Guide’s Incitement Case Surfaces: 3-Year Sentence for Emails, Text Messages
- 2009.06.23 Chinese Man Charged in Plot against HK Politician Lee
- 2009.06.23 Shanghaiist: Li Yinhe on ‘Homowives’
- 2009.06.20 Regulators Target Google for Pornographic Content, CCTV Airs Fake Interview, Netizens React
- 2009.06.20 Lawyer’s Request for RTL Information Disclosure Rebuffed by Chinese Ministry of Justice
- 2009.06.18 New Details for Earning Shanghai Residence Permits
- 2009.06.18 Children Forced into Pickpocket Gang Return Home
- 2009.06.18 Headlights at Noon, Yet Officials Give All-Clear on Beijing Smog
- 2009.06.18 Flaws in China’s Digital Dissidents


