Speaking of the “Fifty Cents Party,” the following article was published on China Youth Daily on November 30, 2009, excerpts translated by CDT: League Cadres Establish an Internet Department, Build a Corps of...
Read MoreThis local official, arrested last year, was bold enough to photoshop himself into a photo with a state leader. But his path into prison is a long, typical trajectory for a lot of down-on-their-luck cadres. Translated by CDT from China Youth Daily: Born into a poor village in Linfen, Shanxi Province, Wang Yuexi starved and […]
Read MoreA commentary translated by CDT from China Youth Daily: Shanghai plans to build a new town out of nowhere, well, actually in the sea. This project, situated at the north part of Hangzhou Bay, is expected to house 50,000-80,000 people on 65,000 square kilometers of reclaimed land. In 2006, Shanghai finished a “seashore new town” […]
Read MoreTranslated by CDT from China Youth Daily: China’s environmental watchdog called the names of three multinationals for constantly failing to deliver on their environmental cleanup. The prominently criticized firms are a joint venture decoration materials outlet between Thailand’s CP Group and US’s Omnova Solutions, Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industrials Steel Structure and China’s food and beverage […]
Read MoreZhejiang has a town that is famous as a movie-making location. Now some want to build something much grander than just films – a replica of the destroyed Yuanmingyuan Palace. Translated by CDT from China Youth Daily: Hengdian (横店) is Asia’s largest filming location. There is Guangzhou Street, Hong Kong Street, Qin Palace, and other […]
Read MoreAn interesting point on a personal level in helping fight global warming. Translated by CDT from China Youth Daily: With the rising divorce rate, China may soon become another target of finger pointing from the developed world when it comes to the global warming talks, and this one may seem light years away from any […]
Read MoreAn interesting commentary on an interesting directive from the Shanghai government that requires civil servants to read a lot. Translated from China Youth Daily by CDT: “In order to expand the knowledge base in an all-around way and to promote life-long learning,” the Shanghai municipal government issued a trial directive, about building a study-style (Â≠¶‰π†Âûã) […]
Read MoreChina Dialogue translates the results of a survey on environmental awareness among urban youth recently conducted by China Youth Daily. From the intro: China’s rapid economic development has materially enriched the lives of ordinary Chinese people, and at the same time increased our demands as consumers. But for how long will limited resources be able […]
Read MoreChina Media Project has translated portions of an editorial in China Youth Daily criticizing domestic media’s coverage of the “nail house” story, saying the reports have been blown out of proportion. From CMP’s introduction: The China Youth Daily editorial, written by Lu Gaofeng (ÈôÜÈ´òÂ≥∞), suggests that some media have used (or abused) coverage of the […]
Read MoreThe China Media Project has translated an editorial from the China Youth Daily titled, “Respecting the rights of the media does not mean making it your footservant” (see original Chinese version). From an introductory note on CMP: Since the 1990s, commercialization has been the primary impetus for change in China’s media landscape, but the public […]
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