Photo: A man carries Chinese knots in an alley in Suzhou, by ninaide
A man carries Chinese knots in an alley in Suzhou, by ninaide
Read MoreChina cracks down on Internet gambling – Xinhua
From XinhuaNet: China on Sunday launched a three-month crackdown on Internet gambling, aiming to purify the cyber environment. The prevalence of online gaming has ruined the online environment and harmed young people’s growth, which runs against the policy of building a harmonious society,” said a circular jointly issued by the Ministry of Public Security, the […]
Read MoreForeign investors eye China’s futures market as policy control eases – Xinhua
From Xinhua, via People’s Daily Online: As the Chinese government is considering easing control over foreign investment in the futures sector, foreign investors are reportedly rushing into talks with potential Chinese partners on possible mergers and acquisition. The Hong Kong-based securities brokerage CLSA is said to be in negotiation with Xiangcai Qinian Futures, founded in […]
Read MoreProjects Built to Earn Face Become a Disgrace – China Daily
Here comes a really green mountain in southwest China. It was painted. Wondering how it smells. An update on an earlier post. From China Daily: A rocky hill in Fumin County of Southwest China’s Yunnan Province was painted green last year. A worker who took part in the painting of more than 1,000 square meters […]
Read MoreChinese Weddings Through Foreign Eyes – Jennifer Royce
Foreigners are invariably a scene in China’s hinterland, and this also happens in situations like a wedding, where the bride and groom are supposed to be the center of attention. But not when a foreigner arrives. Here an interesting take on Chinese weddings from a Westerner’s perspective, from China Daily (photo: people ready to shoot […]
Read MoreMild Weather Takes Edge Off Chinese Ice Festival – Edward Cody
Harbin is probably the hardest-hit Chinese city by global warming. Ice sculptures, along with the economy, may be melting with rising temperatures. From Washington Post (photo from mir.com.my): The popular ice festival here — based on a local tradition of making ice lanterns and sculpting snow that reaches back almost 1,400 years to the Tang […]
Read MoreCrouching Tiger, Hidden Agenda – Francesco Bonami
An interesting observation piece on China’s art scene, and on Chinese artists. From the New York Times: A studio visit to an artist in Beijing is often like 10 studio visits in Brooklyn. In China, you don’t find a painter, and a sculptor, and a video artist, but rather one artist who is working on […]
Read MoreEconomic Brief: China’s Stock Market Bubble – PINR
From PINR (Power and Interest News Report): Before closing for the week-long Chinese New Year holiday, the composite index for the Shanghai Stock Exchange briefly broke through the 3,000-point mark for the first time in history. On February 16, the index closed slightly below the psychologically important mark, but the unprecedented rise in Shanghai’s exchange […]
Read MoreThe Implications of China’s Military Modernization – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Here is a video of a program put on by the Carnegie Endowment on February 6, concerning China’s military modernization. Reframing China Policy Debate 3: The Implications of China’s Military Modernization. Debate Topic: Is China’s military modernization program a growing threat to the United States and Asia? The third debate in the Carnegie Debate Series […]
Read MoreRivals on a Legal Tightrope Seek to Widen Freedoms in China – Joseph Kahn
From The New York Times: Li Jinsong and Li Jianqiang are Chinese trial lawyers who take on difficult political cases, tangle with the police and seek solace in the same religion, Christianity. Li Jianqiang is also deeply involved in the so-called weiquan, or rights defense, movement in China. He lives in Qingdao, in eastern China, […]
Read MoreChina grapples with legacy of its ‘missing girls’ – Eric Baculinao
From MSNBC News: China is asking where all the girls have gone. And the sobering answer is that this vast nation, now the world’s fastest-growing economy, is confronting a self-perpetuated demographic disaster that some experts describe as “gendercide” — the phenomenom caused by millions of families resorting to abortion and infanticide to make sure their […]
Read MorePhoto: Children at a rural school in Hotan, Xinjiang province.
Children at a rural school in Hotan, Xinjiang province, by Kiwi Mikex
Read MoreCorruption Crackdown a Session Focal Point – Xinhua
From Xinhua, via China Daily: Motions aimed at fighting corruption and building a clean government are expected to be tabled at the upcoming two sessions – the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and political advisory body. Despite a number of high-profile corruption arrests, many experts agree that an effective system of checks and controls […]
Read MoreAl Qaeda’s China Problem – Dr. Martin I. Wayne
From PacNet Newsletter: Al Qaeda has a China problem, and no one is watching. Despite al Qaeda’s significant efforts to support Muslim insurgents in China, the Chinese government has succeeded in limiting popular support for anti-government violence. The latest evidence came on Jan. 5, when China raided an alleged terrorist facility in the country’s Xinjiang […]
Read MoreRaising a Child With Roots in China – Anthony Ramirez
From The New York Times: …The Fentons are one of thousands of families who have adopted children from China and brought them to be raised in the United States. As members of a national organization called Families With Children From China, they gather at regular events, but usually for non-ethnic social and educational programs, like […]
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