From Shanghaiist: An old military base in the Daxing suburb of Beijing has been repurposed for battle against internet addiction among China’s 12 to 24-year-olds. According to a new report, 14 percent of Chinese teens are vulnerable to internet addiction, and the Communist Youth League says that internet addiction is “a grave social problem” that […]
Read MoreRed flag flying atop the pole and magnificent building standing under the blue sky. This seems like, but not in Beijing. Well, another “corruption building,” as we may call it. From Xinhua, translated by CDT (photos: cadres’ residential complex, central, and farmers’ village, right, via Xinhua): Puyang County (ÊøÆÈò≥Âéø), a known poor locality in northeastern […]
Read MoreState-run media say the Chinese government plans to establish a fund worth close to $7 billion to alleviate problems associated with the Three Gorges Dam project, chiefly around Chongqing. The money will supposedly be used to protect the local environment, build infrastructure and alleviate the region’s staggering unemployment. But will the new money go where […]
Read MoreIn a post introducing Tianya forum, Lyn Jeffery of Virtal China Blog translated a news story about a custom – Great Pig Contest – in Chaoshan area, which draws some different comments from netizens: Guanlong, Denghai [in Guangdong province] has the custom of an annual “Great Pig Contest.” This contest is a folk ceremony for […]
Read MoreSeems like part of the recent “environmental hurricane.” Also smacks of macro-economic control. But stay tuned to see whether it works. From Xinhua, via China Daily (photo: Premier Wen Jiabao inspecting a Liaoning coal mine workers, via ChinaMining.com.cn): The Chinese government has halted handling new applications for coal prospecting rights to prevent investment in coal […]
Read MoreQuantifying culture, China has data. From China Daily (photo: a book store in Beijing, via China Bookstore): Chinese people spent more money on culture in 2006; however, compared to people in other countries with the same level of development, cultural consumption remains low. It is estimated that only one fourth the demand for culture among […]
Read MoreThe domino effect is to be seen following China’s Black Tuesday. From AP, via The Sydney Morning Herald: Chinese regulators shifted into damage control, denying rumours of plans for a 20 per cent capital gains tax on stock investments as share prices recovered modestly today following their worst plunge in a decade. About an hour […]
Read MoreFrom Chinaelections.org Edward Cody, in his Washington Post article, wrote that Wen’s speech was a warning to the reformers as well as a declaration “that political liberalization and democracy are still a long way off”.¬† Ting Shi of SCMP deciphered the speech as a policy preference of “economy before democracy”.¬† What exactly did Wen Say? […]
Read MoreFrom Chinaelections.org: On August 11, 2006, Cui Yingjie (崔英杰), a migrant street peddler in Haidian Distrcit, Beijing, got into a fight with Haidian’s chengguan [officials in charge of checking business licenses, enforcing...
Read MoreStreet pedallers are often targets of a new local security force charged with maintaining order in cities, called chengguan (城管) or City Management Forces. Often, chengguang forces are involved in violent actions, which has...
Read MoreFrom Chinaelections.org: Last October, an education bureau official in Pengshui County, Chongqing Municipality, was arrested for circulating a satirical poem via his cell phone and an online bbs (for detailes of the case in English, see Chinese man arrested for satirical poem about officials and An amateur poet, a bank thief and many heads of […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is expanding its presence in China after agreeing to buy a 35% stake in discount store chain Trust-Mart. The terms of the deal, giving Wal-Mart an interest in 100 stores in 34 Chinese cities, were not revealed but analysts have said the business is worth $1bn. Should […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News: China’s prime minister has warned of the need to make sure the country’s rapid economic development does not come at the expense of social justice. Wen Jiabao said they were “interrelated and mutually beneficial tasks” that would help create a harmonious society. Mr Wen, in comments published by state media, also talked […]
Read MoreFrom Financial Times: China and the US are inextricably linked in their energy future. Both countries’ efforts to curb climate change, maintain economic growth and gain energy security depend on coal and cleaner-coal technology. According to the International Energy Agency, China and the US together will need 1,500 gigawatts of new net electricity generation in […]
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