Reuters reports on an English-language-learning craze among residents in Beijing, Reuters reports. The classes are all part of Beijing’s effort to get its population to speak English to welcome the millions of foreigners expected to flood to the city in this Olympic year. Worried that its citizens’ notoriously poor command of the language will embarrass […]
Read MoreRecently, some Chinese young women are in the training to become Olympics hostesses to carry the medals. Meanwhile, some youngsters compete hard to become Olympic cheerleaders where judges are looking for a bit of tradition in the performances, Reuters reports: Below are related photos from CRI.com
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: China said on Wednesday it had arrested more than 1,480 people in a four-month nationwide crackdown on substandard goods, part of ongoing efforts to calm international worries over the quality of the country’s products. The General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said the arrests were the result of 1,187 criminal investigations […]
Read MoreChina turned its attention to Karaoke copyright in 2006. Recently a government campaign continues to crack down the selling of sex and drugs and the use of unlicensed music, from AP: The “Sunshine Project,” which began Monday, comes as the Chinese capital prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors for the Beijing Olympics this […]
Read MoreOn China Media Project, David Bandurski writes about how local county officials use their unrestrained power to bring “defamation” claims against their critics: While counties are beyond the gravitational pull of the center in Beijing, and sufficiently far from provincial centers of power, their leaders have comprehensive sets of public tools at their disposal — […]
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times looks at how the history of the legendary Long March is being rewritten, as the few remaining survivors begin to die off: Several controversial new histories have also cast light on the watershed event, many of them critical of Mao. Historians now put the distance of the march at 6,000 miles, […]
Read MoreSpanish analyst Pablo Bustelo has written about the Bali conference on climate change, and argues that the bulk of the responsibility for finding a solution lies with the developed world, not China and India. He writes: “At the Bali Summit the EU’s desire to get the US involved in future negotiations on climate change was […]
Read MoreChinese literature is changing rapidly with the fast growing economy. Richard Lea takes a closer look at China’s literary culture flux, from Guardian Unlimited: “…Now there’s this whole generation of young people, who have grown up since the Cultural Revolution, who aren’t that interested in the classics, but are deeply involved with the changes in […]
Read MoreA human story of industrial pollution and its threats to public health, even for white-collar professionals. From the Wall Street Journal: Cadmium batteries are safe to use. They are also cheap, saving American parents about $1.50 on the average toy, compared with pricier batteries. But cadmium batteries can be hazardous to make. In southern China, […]
Read MoreThe public face of the Beijing Games, American-educated former professor Wang Wei, is eager to draw attention to China, warts and all. An interview excerpt from the Wall Street Journal: WSJ: With just months to the Olympics, what are some challenges that remain? Mr. Wang: For one thing, there is the environment — a lot […]
Read MoreUnable to Control Son, Wang Family Used a Pen; Hospital Costs Out of Reach. A strikingly interesting story from the Wall Street Journal: For more than three years, Wang Guocheng lived in a small cage in his parents’ house. In 2003, Mr. Wang, who grew up in this rural town in eastern China, stabbed a […]
Read MoreOverseas political commentator Liang Jing wrote following essay on the recent released Chinese commercial film “Assembly,” thanks to Dr. David Kelly for the translation: Feng Xiaogang’s new film Assembly (click to watch online, with English subtitles) was a great success around the New Year. I haven’t seen it, but from interviews with Feng Xiaogang and […]
Read MoreThe South China Morning Post (via A Glimpse of the World blog) writes about China’s soft power efforts: Much that is discussed about China’s foreign policy and security posture today revolves around its military – warships and fighter jets bought from Russia, 1,300 missiles aimed at Taiwan and the latest manoeuvres by the People’s Liberation […]
Read MoreFrom Telegraph: China is building pipelines to carry huge new gas supplies from Burma after securing new contracts with the Rangoon junta. A 900-mile pipeline is to be built – possibly this year – to take gas from the coast of Burma to China after Beijing won contracts to explore three large offshore areas for […]
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