Zhaohua Li is an American-born independent journalist based in Beijing. He has written on Asia for the Christian Science Monitor, the San Francisco Chronicle and Frommer's guidebooks, among other publications. He is currently also a Blakemore-Freeman fellow in Chinese language studies at Tsinghua University. His interests in China run from the energy and the environment to media and pop culture.
Hu Jintao’s opening address to the 17th CPC National Congress is delivered at long last. The take-away so far: Vague pledges to pursue political reform and clarification of the Party’s previous promise to quadruple GDP. From Reuters: Hu reserved his most dramatic language for the need to protect the environment and conserve resources, which he […]
Read MoreHangzhou-based journalist and blogger Zan Aizong seizes on the arrival of the 17th CPC National Congress, now underway in Beijing, to issue a call for a law guaranteeing journalists’ rights. Translated by CDT (with thanks...
Read MoreState media responds to yesterday’s report from Charlotte de Fraiture of the International Water Management Institute that argued China’s plans to promote maize-based biofuel could wreak havoc on the country’s dwindling water supplies. From the China Daily: In their effort to develop biofuel without harming the general food supply, the authorities have said they would […]
Read MoreXinhua reported yesterday that 3 to 4 million people will be moved out of the Three Gorges Dam area because of concerns over massive pollution and erosion. From the Telegraph: The huge project will take between 10-15 years to complete, but was necessary as the area’s “ecological safety” was at risk, according to senior officials. […]
Read MoreThe Opposite End of China offers a tough, if slightly flippant, read on yesterday’s report that the Chinese government recently shut down two Christian-run businesses in Xinjiang on grounds they were fronts for missionary work. The post focuses on the fate of the Xinjiang Pacific Agricultural Resources Development Company, one of the targeted firms: Of […]
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