From Reuters: A huge flow of refugees, a stronger U.S. presence in the region and economic pressures that could impact the stability of its government — those are the worst fears for China in the event its neighbor, North Korea, collapsed. The conclusion China has come to as it weighs its response to North Korea’s […]
Read MoreFrom I am Hutongs blog via Fengniao: Hutong is one of the symbols of Beijing’s traditional culture, and a life style, a history and an art. Blogger I am Hutongs posted a lot of vivid photos to memorialize hutongs.
Read MoreFrom International Campaign for Tibet: Video footage of Tibetans who were crossing into Nepal being shot by Chinese border police on September 30 refutes official claims that the troops fired “in self-defence”. The video footage, taken by a Romanian cameraman who was at advance base camp on Mount Cho Oyo at the time, depicts a […]
Read MoreMajor western press such as Reuters and The New York Times all reported on the ” turning point” of Sino-Japan relations started with the visit of the new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to China on Oct. 8th. This is the first time China accepted a Japanese Prime Minister’s visit since April 2002, when the […]
Read MoreThe Christian Science Monitor reports on the closure of schools for the kids of migrant workers in Beijing: Standing in the ruins of the school he founded seven years ago to educate the children of Beijing’s migrant workforce, Wang Yi seems at a loss for words. His feet crunch on pulverized concrete and nuggets of […]
Read MoreFrom the China Elections and Governance website: These days it does not need a pundit to tell us that corruption, if not controlled, is a serious matter endangering China’s stability and long-term economic development. Barely a day goes by without hearing a corruption scandal erupting here or there. All told, the Chinese Communist Party in […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China marked Friday’s Moon Festival by announcing 30 songs to be broadcast to Earth next year from its first lunar-probing satellite. …The songs were chosen according to public votes and by a panel of experts, organized by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense(ÂõΩÈò≤ÁßëÂ∑•ÂßîÔºâÔºå Central Television Ôºà‰∏≠§ÆÁîµËßÜÂè∞Ôºâand the China Musicians’ […]
Read MoreLatest on Zhao Yan case, from the New York Times: A Chinese researcher for The New York Times may appear in court as early as next week to appeal his conviction on a fraud charge, but his legal team is worried that it will be unable to call witnesses, submit evidence or provide him with […]
Read MoreFrom Danwei blog: Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves! With our flesh and blood, let us build a new China The composer Nie Er (ËÅÇËÄ≥ or ËÅ∂ËÄ≥ in traditional characters, real name Nie Shouxin) is often called ‘the people’s musician.’ And indeed, when one considers the work for which he is most remembered ” […]
Read MoreLast week, Foreign Policy published an interview with Li Wufeng, the director-general of China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO), the agency in charge of regulating Internet content inside China. The Foreign Policy...
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