From The Independent Online: China yesterday tightened its grip on credit in an attempt to prevent the torrent of cash generated by its ballooning trade surplus from overheating the economy. In a surprise announcement on the eve of the Chinese new year holidays, the People’s Bank of China ordered lenders to park another half a […]
Read MoreFrom Guardian Unlimited: A Chinese arthouse film about the impact of economic growth on the country’s rural community unexpectedly won the top award at the Berlin film festival at the weekend, beating several Hollywood rivals and big budget productions to capture the Golden Bear. Tuya’s MarriageÔºàÂõæÈõÖÁöÑ©ö‰∫ãÔºâ, directed by Wang Quan’anÔºàÁéãÂÖ®ÂÆâÔºâ, paints a touching portrait of […]
Read MoreFrom CRI English, via Xinhua: Ten years ago when Zhang Wenrong learnt of the death of Deng Xiaoping, he broke down in tears, just like thousands of farmers who had ploughed their life savings into growing businesses in...
Read MoreFrom The Washington Post For years now, nearly half the rice, wheat and vegetable farmers in this village (Guihua) in Henan province have been unable to make a living off their land. They have turned instead to more profitable migrant work in large, faraway cities. So last week — in a scene that will play […]
Read MoreChinese New Year, the most important festival in China, fell on Feb. 18. The 7-day holiday will give people a chance to get together with family and have a good rest. Please see how common people have common ways to enjoy the holiday: (Source: Fengniao)
Read MoreFrom OSC Analysis: Authoritative PRC leadership statements and commentary surrounding the annual plenary meeting of the party’s Central Discipline Inspection Commission (CDIC) suggest that the party’s current campaign against corruption has been intensified and is focused on curbing corruption at the lower levels of the party and the government.¬† The steady stream of reports in […]
Read MoreFrom EastSouthWestNorth blog: The Beginning of Freedom of Press The following is the translation of an essay by veteran journalist Qian Gang (Èå¢Èãº). This essay came from the book entitled ËàäËÅûË®òËÄÖ. This title is bit difficult to translate. Usually, the term for a reporter/journalist is Êñ∞ËÅûË®òËÄÖ, which literally means a “recorder of news.” In Chinese […]
Read MoreFrom China in Transition blog: China has established what is seen as the largest citizen identification information database in the world, the Ministry of Public Security announced this month. The database contains the name and citizen identification card number of nearly 1.3 billion people in mainland China, as well as other personal information such as […]
Read MoreFrom China in Transition blog: Just when a national competition for the best Chinese New Year greeting message texted through cell phone is about to announce the winner, some people in Guangzhou posted comments online calling on the public to refuse text messaging as a “cheap and lazy” way of the New Year greeting. As […]
Read MoreNPR interviews scholar Jackie Armijo about the Chinese government’s relationship with Muslims in the wake of an order banning images of pigs as the Year of the Pig begins: As the year of the pig begins in China, the government bans any mention of pigs in TV ads. Is it truly a newfound sensitivity to […]
Read MoreFrom BBC News (photo: Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, via AFP): Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing has arrived in Japan for talks designed to help repair tense bilateral ties. Mr Li’s visit will pave the way for Chinese PM Wen Jiabao’s trip in April. Japan’s relations with China have been badly strained in recent years, […]
Read MoreFrom Yongwudaozhu blog etc.: Guangzhou: 新年快乐！ New York: Happy Spring Festival! Rome: Festival Felice Della Molla!
Read MoreChina Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the only major broadcast television network in China. It is a totally state-controlled television service. Organizationally, it is sub-ministry of the People’s Republic of China’s central government within the State Administration of Radio, Television, and Film. Its news reporting follows parameters directed by the Propaganda Department of […]
Read MoreRFA Unplugged, the RFA blog, has translated most of an essay by Bao Tong about the loosening of regulations for foreign media, and press freedom in China: The first time I was interviewed, the journalist asked me directly what I thought of the new rules. My answer was definite. I said, ‘This is a step […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters via scotsman.com: A huge billboard of China’s late leader Deng Xiaoping presides over an intersection in the heart of Shenzhen, part shrine, part tourist attraction and part ad for market reforms. Hundreds visit each day. A few bring flowers. Everyone poses for pictures. For those without cameras, 20 yuan (1 pound) buys two […]
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