The International Herald Tribune is the latest to look at the fad for all things Confucius thanks to trendy scholar Yu Dan: The current rage for things ancient – dubbed “national studies fever” – has led in several cities to a revival of private schools known as “si shu” where children bow to statues of […]
Read MoreThe New York Times reports that as the labor supply in China diminishes, wages rise and so will prices of consumer goods here in the U.S.: Chinese wages are on the rise. No reliable figures for average wages exist; the government’s economic data are notably unreliable. But factory owners and experts who monitor the nation’s […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: BMW and DaimlerChrysler are threatening legal action against a Chinese carmaker they claim is producing copies of some of their models. BMW is said to consider Shuanghuan Automobile ‘s CEO model to be too similar to its own X5. Daimler says Shuanghuan’s Noble is too close to its Smart Fortwo. A Shuanghuan […]
Read MoreFrom International Herald Tribune: The Chinese government announced Monday that it would allow mainland Chinese citizens to invest in the Hong Kong stock market, the most significant move to date by Beijing officials to dismantle the many barriers that prevent most Chinese from making international investments. China still has many restrictions on the movement of […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters via Financial Times: Chinese finance minister of the past four years, Jin Renqing, has been shifted to a government think-tank post and will be replaced by the country’s top tax collector, government sources said on Tuesday. Jin, 63, will be replaced by Xie Xuren, director of the State Administration of Taxation, they said, […]
Read More” …… the biggest winners at the games will not be standing on numbered podiums with medals hanging around their necks. Instead, they will be sitting high above the athletes in plush VIP sections reserved for officials.” From US News and World Report: An opulent villa stands on a plot of farmland just north of […]
Read MoreFormer CNN Beijing bureau chief-turned-blog evangelist Rebecca MacKinnon debunks some of the panic over a recent ‘self-discipline’ agreement blog service providers (including Yahoo! and MSN) signed with the Chinese government last week: Before doing anything I checked in with some Chinese bloggers. I found people doing the literary equivalent of thumbing their noses with tongues […]
Read MoreThe China Law Blog has uploaded a PDF copy of the motion-to-dismiss brief Yahoo! filed in U.S. Federal Court yesterday in an effort to avoid a lawsuit over the company’s provision of user information to the Chinese government. The file comes with commentary from blog co-founder Dan Harris: The brief was so long that to […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China has issued guidelines for enterprises engaging in logging overseas, state media reported on Wednesday, following accusations that it is plundering the world’s forests to meet booming demand for wood. The guidelines, issued jointly by the State Forestry Administration and the Ministry of Commerce, aim to encourage forestry cultivation that highlights sustainability and […]
Read MoreGirls back from collecting grasses, via fengniao.com
Read MoreFrom Reuters: China is drafting a law which will allow scientists to report failures with experiments freely without losing face or affecting future funding, state media said on Tuesday. Supporters of a change in official attitudes cited the case of Thomas Edison , inventor of the electric lightbulb, saying he failed more than 1,000 times […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Daily: Shanghai residents are encouraged to take public transport or walk to their destinations on September 22 as part of a campaign designed to raise awareness about the environmental benefits of mass transit. The event coincides with World Car-free Day. It is part of a weeklong nationwide effort that begins on September 16 […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: China’s ruling Communist Party has announced it will hold its National Congress meeting on 15 October. The congress brings together about 2,000 senior party officials every five years to set out the country’s priorities for the years ahead. President Hu Jintao is expected to consolidate his power at this year’s meeting with […]
Read MoreAng Lee‘s new film “Lust, Caution (Ëâ≤Êàí)” will be showing in both North America and China, via China.org: …The erotic spy thriller, adapted from a short story by the famed Chinese author Eileen Chang, will premiere in North America in late September. It has recently been given an NC-17 rating in the United States, signifying […]
Read MoreAs part of the Choking on Growth multimedia feature, NYTimes.com is conducting an expert roundtable on China’s environmental crisis. Participants so far include Elizabeth Economy and Yang Fuqiang. Tomorrow morning Orville Schell will answer questions that readers can post now on the site. From Elizabeth Economy’s responses: Without being too dramatic about it, I think […]
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