Tibet Update (2)
These updates of recent events in Tibet and Tibetan areas of China have been posted on Woeser’s blog (Chinese). They have been provided by sources inside China and have not been independently verified. April 2 The 11th...
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Tribute to the Taiwanese People – Impressions Following the Taiwanese Election (2)
Beijing based writer/blogger Dong Guangfu writes on his blog, translated by M.J.: One cannot help but respect the sanctity that the Taiwanese people attributed to their votes. It is a person’s dignity and the guardian of...
Read MoreWho Is That “Small Minority of People” Who Are Attacking and Burning Lhasa?
Here are some relevant information about the Tibet protests. First, Xinhua’s account of the events in Lhasa: Xinhua, in Chinese, Saturday Morning 1:30 AM Responsible Person in TAR Says that A Very Small Minority of People...
Read MoreChina Opens Probe After Food Poisoning in Japan
After a wave of food safety alarms last year, another Chinese-manufactured food is under scrutiny. This time, it’s dumplings imported into Japan by Japan Tobacco, Inc. According to Reuters: Japan Tobacco Inc said on...
Read MoreTrue or False: A Photo Starts a National Debate
(The photo by Zhou Zhenglong) A photo taken by a local farmer recorded the vague image of Huanan Tiger/South China Tiger, which had supposedly been extinct for 42 years in mid-western China. The Shaanxi Provincial Forest Ministry held a press conference and granted 20,000 yuan to Zhou Zhenglong who took the picture. The people were […]
Read MoreAn Appeal to the 17th Party Congress to Pass a Press and Publication Law – Zan Aizong
Hangzhou-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 MoreLook Up to the Stars Together – Lian Yue
Freelance writer and blogger Lian Yue rewrote the poem, Look Up to the Stars by China’s Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. Lian’s poem, from Niubo Net, translated by CDT: I look up to the stars, So vast and profound; As abysmal as the road to the mine. The infinite truth, So hard for me to seek […]
Read MoreChina Reporter Held over Cardboard-in-Buns Story – Reuters
From Reuters: Beijing police have detained a television reporter for allegedly fabricating an investigative story about steamed buns stuffed with cardboard at a time when China’s food safety is under intense international scrutiny. A report directed by Beijing TV and played on state-run national broadcaster China Central Television last Thursday said an unlicensed snack vendor […]
Read MoreCause of Accidents Surge: Wholesale-settled Citations – News Probe
Chongqing has become a deadly town for bus riders. Fifty-six were killed in two accidents within half a year. Translated from CCTV’s News Probe transcript (photo: crashed bus) via sina.com: On the afternoon of Oct. 1 last year, a bus full of 50 passengers in Chongqing raced through the traffic, overtaking its competitors to pick […]
Read MoreWho Taxpayers Pay For in XX City – Web
A netizen by the name “1913” published a list of an unidentified city’s various government agencies (including tax-funded organizations) and the numbers of public servants in them. It triggered interesting...
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