Photo: Solider Guarding Internet Cafe
A Terrocotta-like warrior statue guards an Internet cafe in Dalian, by Elizabeth Thomsen via Flickr.
Read MoreMega-City Plans For Hong Kong – Vaudine England
Apparently not content to let the land between Hong Kong and Shenzhen continue to lay fallow, government-connected planners have issued a new report suggesting the two cities be combined into a metropolis of 20 million people. From the BBC: Only then can Hong Kong be one of the world’s great cities, argues a research report […]
Read MoreWorst Pollution Sites Include India, China – AFP
A new survey awards China another ominous environmental distinction: The lead production base of Tianying, eastern China and the industrial town of Vapi, India were among new additions to the top 10 list of “worst polluted places” by the Blacksmith Institute in New York and the environmental clean-up group Green Cross Switzerland. The study ranked […]
Read MoreChina To Install New Vatican-approved Beijing Bishop – AFP
Beijing’s detente with the Pope moves forward with an acceptance of the Vatican’s choice for top Catholic in the Chinese capital. From AFP: China’s government-established Catholic church will install a new Vatican-approved bishop of Beijing possibly as early as this week, a top Chinese church official told AFP on Monday. “Father Joseph Li Shan has […]
Read MoreChina Man Dies After Three-day Internet Session – Reuters
More bad news in China’s battle against Internet indulgence, from Reuters via Australian ABC: A Chinese man dropped dead after playing internet games for three consecutive days, state media said, as China seeks to wean internet addicts offline. The man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou, aged around 30, died on Saturday after being rushed […]
Read MoreGreen Traffic Week to Cut Emissions – Liu Weifeng
From China Daily: The government has urged people in 108 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, to walk, ride bicycles and use public transport instead of driving cars for a week till September 22. Initiated by the Ministry of Construction (MOC), the first national urban public transport campaign, “Green Transport and Health”, will see one […]
Read MoreChina Angry at Taiwan’s Move to Join UN – Kathrin Hille
From Financial Times: China criticised Taiwan’s ruling party on Sunday for mobilising its supporters in a rally demanding United Nations membership for the island. A day after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in two rival marches in support of UN membership, the Taiwan Affairs Office – the Chinese government’s policy body […]
Read MoreThe Anxiety of China’s Bureau of Broadcasting and Film – Bonnae
From Reading China blog, the original Chinese text is on www.my1510.cn: China’s Bureau of Broadcasting and Film (BBF) refuses to keep silent and has new policy. During late July and early August, some Chinese audience are not able to watch programs from the Phoenix TV. Despite the Beijing government’s emphasis on “harmony”, BBF’s action aroused […]
Read MoreChurch Leader Released From China Prison – AP
From AP: A leader of China’s underground Protestant church has been released from prison after serving a three-year sentence for distributing Bibles and other religious literature without a business license, an overseas monitoring group said Sunday. Pastor Cai Zhuohua returned to his Beijing home on Sept. 10 in good physical and mental condition, the China […]
Read MoreWalks in Beijing, Massages in Shanghai, Architecture in Suzhou
In anticipation of the Olympics, the foreign media are cranking out the travel pieces on China. This weekend, the Los Angeles Times writes about walking neighborhoods in Beijing, while the New York Times indulges in spa treatments and the rejuvenated waterfront in Suzhou. From the LA Times: Maps don’t convey the city’s size, which together […]
Read MoreChina Recalls Contaminated Leukaemia Drugs – AFP
Here is the latest news on China made contaminated drugs. From AFP: Chinese authorities have ordered the recall of two contaminated leukaemia drugs blamed for adverse reactions among child patients, state media reported Sunday. Most of the drugs, produced by a pharmaceutical company in Shanghai, have already been recovered and authorities have tracked down the […]
Read MoreNan Luo Gu Xiang – Dai San Ge Biao
A poetic post on Wang Xiaofeng’s blog sends up a recent street fair held in one of Beijing’s few protected hutong (alleyways). Translated by CDT and illustrated with photos from redheart: Today passing by Nanluogu Xiang(ÂçóÈî£ÈºìÂ∑∑), I discovered the hutong has become a flea market. Peddlers piled stalls on both sides of the street. Everything […]
Read MoreTough Times for Chinese Bloggers – Rebecca MacKinnon
From RConversation: Tongue-in-cheek “patriotic” banners like this one created by “Xiucai” have been cropping up around the Chinese blogosphere. It reads: “Joyfully welcome the 17th Party Congress, building a harmonious society together. Xiucai is a good comrade. This site has temporarily shut down comments and forum features.” Xiucai’s creation is just one of many dozens […]
Read MoreChina Prepares to Send Peacekeepers to Darfur – Anthony Kuhn
After months of taking heat for its no-strings aid to controversial African regimes, China’s looks as if its might be ready to get its hands dirty in the continent’s messiest conflict. From NPR: The Chinese government organized a reporters’ trip to an army base in central Henan province to see the People’s Liberation Army engineering […]
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