From blogger Zhang Minchang (张民昌), translated by CDT: On the afternoon of October 8th, 2010, a friend suddenly called me on the phone to say that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize went to Mr. Liu Xiaobo. Thereafter, I received...
Read MoreThe Economist covers how China is trying to determine the meaning of “universal values”: The term “universal values”, or pushi jiazhi, is a new one in Chinese political debate—surprising given that concepts commonly...
Read MoreFrom Japan Times: China’s health authorities announced Sunday that more than 50,000 people, most of them infants, have been sickened by milk and milk products tainted with the mild toxin melamine. Officials said 39,965 victims...
Read MoreFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has refused to meet with the Dalai Lama during his visit to France, and the former French prime minister has also issued statements that diplomatic ties between China and France are warming. From...
Read MoreEvan Osnos reports in the Chicago Tribune, from Kashgar, Xinjiang: This windswept city lies on the western edge of the Chinese empire; it’s a shorter trek to Kabul, Afghanistan, from here, than to Beijing. Kashgar has been...
Read MoreKeane Shum, a young Australian of Chinese background who is studying in the United States and is currently working in China for the Olympics, writes in the Age: The slogan for the Beijing Olympics is “One World, One...
Read MoreSimon Tisdall writes in the Guardian: In official-speak, it’s about “one world, one dream”. But as the waves of patriotic pride build, next month’s Beijing Olympics are beginning to look like a globally...
Read MoreFrom ARTINFO: Chinese-born, New York–based artist Zhang Hongtu’s recent experiences with Chinese authorities in the run-up to next month’s Olympic Games have left him “very angry,” he told ARTINFO yesterday. Zhang, who shows in...
Read MoreTom Miller reports in the South China Morning Post, via shanghaiexpat.com: In our series looking at preparations for the Games, Tom Miller reports on plans to crack down on “undesirables” in the bars of Beijing...
Read MoreUSA Today has published an editorial commenting on various actions by the Chinese government in the run-up to the Olympics, including a recent crackdown on the press and on dissidents: This overreaction is unnecessary and...
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