From The New York Times: For weeks a dispute had drawn attention from people all across China as a simple homeowner stared down the forces of large-scale redevelopment that are sweeping this country, blocking the preparation of a gigantic construction site by an act of sheer will. Chinese bloggers were the first to spread the […]
Read MoreFrom ChinaDialogue: Three decades of economic growth have significantly boosted China’s international standing. The country now boasts the world’s fastest growing economy, expanding by 10.7% in 2006, its fourth consecutive year of double-figure growth. China’s rapid industrialisation has attracted the attention of the west. But over time, some of this focus has shifted to the […]
Read MoreFrom Associated Press: China’s Communist Party named two more provincial bosses Monday in a widening reshuffle likely to consolidate President Hu Jintao’s power ahead of a party congress this year. Hu is expected to promote his supporters at the party congress this fall, possibly installing candidates for the next generation of leadership. “As members of […]
Read MoreDespite of the government media blackout, more netizen created digital arts on the “Nailhouse” case are circulating online. Remixed with pictures of the Chongqing nailhouse and other force eviction footages, this music parody is a old patriotic song with new lyrics, translated by CDT: “This is my blood and sweat My private property All of […]
Read MoreFrom BBC: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has apologised in parliament for the country’s use of women as sex slaves during World War II. The apology comes after Mr Abe was criticised by Asian neighbours for previous comments casting doubt on whether the women were coerced. Mr Abe told parliament: “I apologise here and now […]
Read MoreFrom FORA.tv Does China’s emergence as a formidable economic competitor pose a threat to its relationships with Europe, the U.S., and other powers? Energy, the environment and competition for natural resources will emerge as challenges in continuing China’s positive relationships with the United States and other powers in the coming years, says Henry Kissinger, who […]
Read MoreThe Guardian reports on how China and India are both tackling environmental degradation in the face of rapid economic growth: Linfen is the frontline of the battle against global warming. For the past five years, the city of 3.5 million people has been the most polluted place on the planet, bottom of the World Bank’s […]
Read MoreFrom the BBC: China’s President Hu Jintao has started a three-day state visit to Russia aimed at promoting trade and energy ties. “I am certain this visit will give new momentum to the deepening of Russian-Chinese relations,” Mr Hu said in a statement on his arrival. Oil and gas deals are expected to be on […]
Read MoreHoward French reports on the so-called “nail house,” whose owner refuses to relocate, in today’s New York Times. And, as Virtual China points out, the “nail house” story is gaining traction on the English Internet as well, after several days as a top story in Chinese cyberspace. Peering into the Interior blog has translated an […]
Read MoreThe Times offers a biographical portrait of Xi Jinping, the newly appointed Shanghai party secretary: Mr Xi is a scion of one of the Communist Party’s most respected revolutionary families and is presently the party boss of Zhejiang province, in the southeast, which is one of the most prosperous regions in China. As Shanghai party […]
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post, a look at the nightly CCTV news broadcast and its failure to change with the times: In the face of radical economic and social changes over the past two decades, the choreography of news has helped China retain its monopoly on power. All television stations and newspapers remain government-controlled; news reports […]
Read MoreThis week’s edition of CDT ChinaCast’s Foreign Correspondents Series features Federico Rampini, Beijing correspondent with Italy’s la Repubblica and former visiting professor at UC Berkeley Graduate School of...
Read MoreFrom The Christian Science Monitor: Hong Kong, often seen as a bellwether for democracy’s prospects in China, opened a potentially decisive chapter in its history Sunday, as the winner of elections to the territory’s top job pledged new steps to open up the territory’s backroom politics. Winning Sunday’s elections for Hong Kong’s chief executive was […]
Read MoreFrom AFP via Channel News Asia: Nearly 10 million people across southern and southwestern China are suffering from drinking water shortages due to a fierce drought, state media reported on Monday. A lack of rainfall has affected water supplies for 9.8 million people and 9.1 million head of livestock, the Beijing Morning Post said. Both […]
Read MoreFrom People’s Daily: Green GDP accounting – which takes into account the impact of environmental degradation on the economy – has hit a snag, a source with the environmental watchdog said. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has asked the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) not to release the latest results of Green GDP to […]
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