From Caijing Magazine: Six more former officials involved in the massive Shanghai pension fund scandal were pronounced guilty on September 25. Qin Yu, former chief of Shanghai’s Baoshan District and a major aide of former Shanghai party boss Chen Liangyu, was ruled life imprisonment by an intermediate court in Jilin Province. Sun Luyi, former deputy […]
Read MoreThe Globe and Mail looks at the incoming 5th generation of CCP leaders likely to emerge from behind the shroud of secrecy at the 17th Party Congress: Almost unnoticed by the world, China is in the final stages of an election campaign of crucial importance. The outcome will decide its political leadership for years to […]
Read MoreRights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has again been arrested, according to this AP report: A Chinese lawyer convicted of subversion has again been detained after writing to U.S. lawmakers asking them to help expose what he called an “ongoing human rights disaster in China,” an activist friend said Tuesday. Gao Zhisheng was taken from his Beijing […]
Read MoreThe central government is reining in out-of-budget deluxe government buildings and complexes. But the exposed cases are outrageous, especially given the poverty levels of localities. Translated from CCTV’s News Probe program: “When you dress up and make yourself good-looking, there comes a lot of controversy,” complained Shi Yunlong (Âè≤‰∫ëÈæô), deputy governor of Yingquan District (È¢çÊ≥âÂå∫) […]
Read MoreFrom AFP: The WTO agreed on Tuesday to formally examine a US complaint about shortcomings in China’s intellectual property protection, as friction over trade builds between the world’s economic superpower and its emerging rival. The World Trade Organisation’s dispute settlement body set up a panel to rule on the dispute in a meeting here, following […]
Read MoreFrom The Guardian’s Comment is free: … The main difference is in the role of China, Burma’s major trading partner and the principal protector of the regime. So far, China, with the support of Russia, has blocked international attempts to bring the regime into line: nine months ago, China and Russia vetoed a UN security […]
Read MoreFrom Hong Wang, translated by CDT: The Forbidden City‘s Jiuqing Chaofang has once again been connected to coffee, as a new cafe has opened at the former site of Starbucks cafe. Seven years ago, when the American Starbucks company opened its coffee shop here, Jiuqing Chaofang became famous. Two months after Starbucks left, the Forbidden […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua, via China Daily: China’s overall environmental situation is still “serious” with frequent pollution accidents affecting the quality of life for many people, said a report released by the environment watchdog on Monday. China’s investment in pollution control hit a record 256.78 billion yuan (US$34.24 billion) in 2006, up 7.5 percent year-on-year and accounting […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: A U.S.-based press freedom watchdog is to honor a Chinese reporter who spent years behind bars after exposing a fraudulent irrigation project, the group said in a statement on Tuesday. Gao Qinrong, who worked for China’s official Xinhua news agency, was sentenced to 12 years in jail at a closed trial in 1999 […]
Read MoreFrom OpinionAsia: While all eyes are on the personnel changes to be announced at the 17th congress of the Chinese Communist Party to be opened October 15, equally important are the changes to be made to the party constitution. According to Xinhua, the official press agency, “the 17th party congress will appropriately revise the party […]
Read MoreChina Rises blog says corporations are not the only ones accused of sacrificing principles in order to be able to work in China: Global companies are often criticized for sacrificing their principles and core values in coming to China. Look at how hard Google and Yahoo! were hit last year over internet censorship issues. China […]
Read MoreReuters and South China Morning Post reported on the recent violent police crackdown on suspected African drug dealers in noisy Sanlitun bar district in Beijing. Beijing based blogger, Chris O’Brien, has more stories to tell. From Beijing Newspeak: I have no doubt the SCMP report can be taken as read as I consider the author […]
Read MoreThe cute image of panda is used almost everywhere in China. If one day panda’s image appears at your computer screen, you won’t be very happy. It is a sign of getting Panda Worm, which was the worst computer virus and attacked millions of computers in China in 2006. Now the Panda Worm’s writer is […]
Read MoreLittle boys in Beijing play video games, by zdzarski.junior
Read MoreFrom AP: China has named a new chief of general staff for its military, a commander once tasked with making war preparations against Taiwan, the Defense Ministry said Monday. Chen Bingde‘s promotion as the People’s Liberation Army’s head of day-to-day operations came in the past six weeks, in a transfer that was unusually quiet even […]
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