From The Telegragh: On one side are the Chinese Communist Party, multi-millionaire property developers and the full force of globalisation in the fastest-growing city on Earth. On the other, a house, a hole in the ground, and Yang Wu and his wife Wu Ping. The house stands in the centre of a large pit. The […]
Read MoreThe Washington Post reports on today’s election in Hong Kong: Donald Tsang easily won re-election to another five-year term as Hong Kong’s chief executive Sunday in voting restricted to a Chinese-approved electoral body. Tsang defeated his challenger, Alan Leong, with 649 out of the 772 valid votes cast by the business and professional leaders who […]
Read MoreFrom EdwardBurtynsky.com: Factory Worker Dormitory, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 2005 Hongkou District, Shanghai, 2004
Read MoreFrom The Opposite End of China blog: Propaganda gets a bad rap in the West. But hey, what is a “puff” or “local interest” story other than non-governmental propaganda? Is anything that portrays government actions in a positive light propaganda? When soldiers help to rebuild a village mosque after an earthquake and the story is […]
Read MoreFrom Angry China Blogger blog: Name: Zhang Jianhong Agency: Aegean Sea (Áà±Áê¥Êµ∑) Date Sentenced: 19 March 2007 Charge: Incitement to subvert the state’s power Sentence: 6 Years imprisonment + 1 year suspension of political right Zhang was a freelance writer from ÂØßÊ≥¢ (Ningbo), ʵôʱüÁúÅ (Zhejiang Province), He was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment, plus a […]
Read MoreChinese blogger Zhao Mu published following commentary on his sohu blog. Translated by a Hong Kong based blogger and published on his Reading China blog: Jilin university is in financial crisis. It cried for help a few days ago. A few days ago, the finance office of the Jilin University put up a notice on […]
Read MoreFrom Asia Times Online: From whatever perspective, the picture of China’s Internet sector looks quite rosy. The number of Chinese “netizens” amounts to 137 million, more than 10% of the country’s population. Total business turnover of the Internet sector in China is estimated by experts to be some 500 billion yuan (US$65 billion), accounting for […]
Read MoreFollowing reports of money laundering in Macau by North Korea, the New York Times looks at Macau’s other claim to fame: it’s gambling enterprise, with a lengthy report on Macau businessman and casino king Stanley Ho (who, coincidentally, also operates a casino in Pyongyang): The Grand Lisboa is also the crown jewel of a casino […]
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Read MoreFrom AP, via the International Herald Tribune: Daniel Glaser, deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes, is set to meet Chinese officials to discuss the frozen money held at Banco Delta Asia, a bank in the Chinese territory of Macau. North Korea refused to participate in six-nation disarmament talks that started March 19 […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via the International Herald Tribune: China named new Communist Party bosses in two provinces and one major city on Sunday, a day after picking a rising political star and economic reformer for the top party job in scandal-hit Shanghai. Separate statements from the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee, released by the state-run […]
Read MoreYoutube carries a video clip about gymnast Xiao Sha, which is part of the documentary China Rises. Xiao Sha, a 14-year-old gymnast from rural Guizhou, came to a training center in Beijing to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Hard daily training makes Xiao Sha tired and homesick but she never gives up because she […]
Read MoreThe Independent reports on renewed interest worldwide in the Chinese legend of The Monkey King, or Sun Wukong: The Monkey King is the main character in “Journey to the West“, a ribald Chinese folk tale by Wu Cheng’en, written more than 500 years ago during the Ming Dynasty and hugely popular ever since. It seems […]
Read MoreWenxuecity posted a group of photos of local officers donating blankets to poor farmers. In Chinese, it is called “giving warmth (ÈÄÅÊ∏©Êöñ).” The title is a satire because the “giving warmth” is more like a show for the officers’ reputation than real help to the farmers. “Team, time to start work.”
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