Sobbing Without Tears – Bob Chen

Global Voices translates a bbs post about the struggles of residents of drought-plagued Gansu Province: On 15th December, a post named “the investigation of drought in Northwestern, Lanzhou region” appeared in Skyline (Tianya.cn, 天涯). The writer Manbaqi(满八旗) recorded his five-day research in Lanzhou district, Gansu province, part of the Yellow River drainage area. Over 40 […]

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Chinese Anti-corruption Website Crashes from ‘Too Many Hits’ – Reuters

From Reuters via ABCNews: A Chinese Government website encouraging citizens to report corruption has crashed on its first day under the weight of too many hits. China’s National Bureau of Corruption Prevention was formed in September after a string of high-profile scandals involving Government officials. By the afternoon, the website could not be opened, the […]

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China’s IPO Juggernaut Thunders On – Sundeep Tucker

The year of 2007 is regarded as a year of overheating for the Chinese economy, especially in the financial market. This year, IPOs and domestic merger and acquisition activities in China increased continually. Overseas investors are envious of the booming capital market in China; however, they are also cautious about the future success of capital […]

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OMG! LOL! PRC! – Peter Winter

Peter Winter is a junior majoring in International Relations and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. He published this article in last month’s US_China Today website: Text messages pass along more than just knock-knock jokes in China; to the displeasure of some leaders, they are also a popular way to […]

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China: What’s in Your Fridge? – BBC

As part of a BBC series on sustainable food, reporters “take a peek in the fridges of people in cities around the world and ask what motivates their food choices.” In today’s edition, we look at what Beijing heart surgeon Xie Jinsheng is eating. He explains: We generally try to buy vegetables from local farmers […]

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Top ‘Jokes’ in China 2007 – ESWN

From ESWN: “If there is something that you don’t understand, just remember that this is China and you will understand!” The following list of ‘jokes’ was compiled by a Tianya netizen named Laome2018 (via Sohoxiaobao). These ‘jokes’ are not funny at all; in fact, they are solemn and dismal. But these are extraordinary times in […]

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Wang Dan on “Tiger, Ants and Chang’e” – C.A. Yeung

From Under the Jacaranda Tree blog: Wang Dan, a Chinese dissident and student leader in the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests, has published an article at the Independent Chinese Pen Centre in which he discusses the political implications of the Tigergate Incident, the Yilishen Scandal and the Chang’e Moon Photograph Saga. … The following is my […]

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Please, Give Me a Job – Meng Zhang

From Global Voices Online: Although there are almost half a year before graduation, the seniors in the universities of China have already thrown themselves into the cutthroat job-hunting war. With the meticulously-made resumes, those ready-to-be graduates are busy running about the various job fairs, which can often attract tens of thousands of senior students flocking […]

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Hard Times for China’s Local Environment Officials – Gaoming Jiang

From China Dialogue: China’s central government recently promoted “ecological civilisation” as an important aspect of a developed society in the report from the Communist Party’s seventeenth congress. This is encouraging news for China’s troubled environmental movement, but questions remain. Why, for instance, were trials of “green GDP ” abandoned in 10 provinces? Economic development still […]

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China To Consider Hong Kong Push For Democracy – James Pomfret

From Reuters: China’s parliament will decide next week whether to allow greater democracy in Hong Kong, but no one in the liberal camp is expecting a surprise Christmas present from the Communist rulers in Beijing. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang urged China this month to allow greater democracy in the former British colony in […]

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Nation Faces Challenges Of Graying Population – Wu Jiao

From China Daily: The country faces unprecedented challenges in economic and social spheres as a result of a fast expanding aging population, top officials warned Monday. With two working people for every retiree between 2030 and 2050, the country is expected to see the end of a decades-long advantage it enjoyed with a low-cost labor […]

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