Photo: Two women working for breakfast under a big umbrella, via fengniao.com.
Two women working for breakfast under a big umbrella, via fengniao.com .
Read MoreCapturing a Frame of Mind – Zhu Linyong
An exhibition at Peking University reveals the true colors of family snapshots, from China Daily: The exhibition features photographs of former staff that worked with, or fought battles with, Chinese leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai and Ren Bishi, and cultural icons.In addition there are poignant photos from the family albums of […]
Read MoreChina Internet Population Tops 200 Million – PC World
From PC World – Business Center: The number of Internet users in China soared past 200 million in 2007, a new report from the country’s quasi-government Internet overseer said Thursday. China’s Internet population stood at 210 million at the end of last year, up 53 percent from the same time in 2006 when there were […]
Read MoreNIMBY Comes to China – Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom
In the Nation, Jeffrey Wasserstrom writes about the recent protests against the maglev trains in Shanghai: This is not the first time a novel mode of transportation has triggered a Shanghai protest. A century ago, rickshaw pullers smashed trams that threatened their livelihood. But as a longtime student of Shanghai protests, I can say with […]
Read MoreDrowning in Progress – J. Hoberman
The Village Voice reviews Jia Zhangke’s Still Life, which is just being released in the U.S.: More observer than director, Jia is concerned with how it feels to be in a particular environment. His films are predicated on a sense of everyday social flux and, more than any I’ve seen, they provide some sense of […]
Read MoreIn China, Rising Sea Said to Threaten Cities – Christopher Bodeen
From AP via The Seattle Times: Sea levels off Shanghai and other Chinese coastal cities are rising at an alarming rate, leading to contamination of drinking water supplies and other threats, China’s State Oceanic Administration reported Thursday. Waters off the industrial port city of Tianjin, 60 miles southeast of Beijing, rose by 7.72 inches over […]
Read MoreBloggers Push China to Prosecute Beating Death – David Barboza
The New York Times and The Times weigh in on the beating death of Wei Wenhua by “urban management” (城管）officials in Tianmen City, and the response from the blogosphere. From the New York Times: City officials in Tianmen in Hubei Province in central China are being punished and investigated for their role in the killing […]
Read MoreChina Turns Risk Averse Even As Outflows Rise – Henny Sender
From The Financial Times: When Lou Jiwei, the head of the China Investment Corporation , appears on a panel at Davos next week, he will attract a flurry of interest from financiers. CIC is less than a year old, but the actions of this vast investment fund – and numerous others in China – are […]
Read MoreChina Says Upset Over Vietnam Fisherman Clash – AFP
From AFP: Vietnam on Thursday denied reports of an alleged attack by Vietnamese fishing crews on Chinese fishermen after China requested a thorough investigation into the incident. Chinese state media reported Wednesday that up to 10 Chinese boats fishing in international waters in the Gulf of Tonkin were attacked and robbed of equipment by about […]
Read MoreFreshmen, Elections Give Dems Incentive to Move China Bill – Ian Swanson
From TheHill.com: Congressional Democrats’ bark has been worse than their bite when it comes to trade sanctions against China. Lobbyists say this year promises to be different.
Read MoreChinese Sub, Kitty Hawk in Standoff – Toshinao Ishii
From The Daily Yomiuri: A Chinese submarine tracked a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for 28 hours in the Taiwan Strait in November, while the U.S. carrier launched an aircraft in response to prepare for any contingency, according to the Tuesday edition of Taiwan’s China Times newspaper. According to the report, the Chinese Song-class submarine was […]
Read MoreTrial Scheduled for Chinese Writer – Christopher Bodeen
From The Associated Press: A Chinese dissident writer who penned essays about local corruption will face trial next week on subversion charges, his wife said Friday. Lu Gengsong, who will appear Tuesday at No. 1 Intermediate Court in the eastern city of Hangzhou on Tuesday, was arrested late last summer and indicted on charges of […]
Read MoreIndia and China Seek to Boost Relations – Al Jazeera
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Read MoreGovt Intervenes to Curb Price Rises – Wang Xu
From China Daily: The government has started to temporarily intervene in the market to control the prices of a range of daily necessities such as grain and meat, and rein in inflationary pressure. The prices of grain products, edible oil, pork, beef, mutton, milk, eggs and liquefied petroleum gas are being monitored and any rises […]
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