“I performed at Tiananmen Square in 1989, 15 days before the crackdown. I sang A Piece of Red Cloth (一块红布), a tune about alienation. I covered my eyes with a red cloth to symbolize my feelings. The students were heroes....
Read MoreBefore China denies manned Moon mission plans, but now there are some changes , see report from CRI: The Chief Scientist of the lunar exploration program announced China will be ready to launch its first c soon at a scientific forum on Friday. Beijing Morning Post reports Ouyang Ziyuan said the Chang’e I lunar satellite […]
Read MoreSince author Zhang Yihe published her “My Statement and Position” on Janurary 19, 2007, many intellectuals and ordinary citizens have publicly expressed their support for Ms. Zhang in cyberspace. The following...
Read MoreThick dust is choking the air and settling over every living thing in China. Linfen, China is probably the most-polluted city in Earth. Farmers wheat crops are diminishing due to dark, sooty, and hollow kernels. Crops like cotton too fragile to survive, via Digital Journal: The cause of all this is coal pollution. But nobody […]
Read MoreSince banned author Zhang Yihe published her “My Statement and Position” on January 19, 2007, her charged words directly challenging the government official Wu Shulin (ÈǨ‰π¶Êûó), who is responsible for announcing the censorship decision, won enormous attention and support in China. Many intellectuals and ordinary citizens have publicly expressed their support for Ms. Zhang, and […]
Read MoreFrom Bloomberg.com: Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged $800 million in investments in Zambia’s Chambishi area over the next three years as part of an economic and trade agreement with Africa’s biggest copper producer. “It’s our commitment that we assist Zambia develop the various sectors of its economy, including agriculture, health and education,” Hu told reporters […]
Read MoreFrom The China Confidential blog: Don’t believe the disinformation. Contrary to manipulated media reports, China has not changed its no-strings energy diplomacy toward Sudan. Sources say Beijing has no intention of using its powerful political and economic influence with the mass murdering, Islamist-leaning regime of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to pressure it to stop the […]
Read MoreAccording to the report, there are 800 million workers in China, around 1/4 of the world’s labor force. At the same time, China has to face the big problem: child labor. In China, child labor is the children, under 16, who take paid jobs for a company or a person. With the economic development of […]
Read MoreChina, to a certain extent, is an architect’s paradise, and one for magnificent government buildings and complexes. This one, in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, will not be the last. From Yulun Jiandu Wang (ËàÜËÆ∫ÁõëÁù£ÁΩë), translated by CDT (photos: bird’s-eye views of Huiji District Govplex, via Xinhua, with story in Chinese): Feng Liucheng (ÂÜØÂàòÊàê), now former […]
Read MoreAn international media storm over the UN’s latest report on climate change, which declares global warming is already upon us and human activity is almost certainly responsible for it, has apparently failed reach China’s shores. From the AFP: China Central Television in its Friday night and Saturday news broadcasts failed to mention the report by […]
Read MoreIn a wave, celebrities are shutting down blogs, to shy away from foul language. Will this “embolden” the government in cleaning up the Internet? From Josie Liu’s blog (photo: Beijing real estate tycoon Pan Shiyi, via Josie Liu’s blog): In a recent blog entry, famous real estate entrepreneur Pan Shiyi (ÊΩòÁü≥±π) called on blog readers […]
Read MoreNot much verbally intense politics across the strait here, travel time. From Wall Street Journal’s Travel section (photos: National Palace Museum and Taipei 101, via wsj.com): Taiwan is the other China — increasingly lost in the shadow of mainland China’s expanding global influence. For years, Taiwan defined itself as “free China,” the democratic counterpoint to […]
Read MoreReuters reports on a new ruling by the Supreme People’s court that makes clearer the phrase “unfair business” practices: [Legal analysts] said the judicial interpretation, which went into effect on Thursday, would add teeth to China’s Law Against Unfair Competition because it will be easier for courts to hear cases now that the definitions of […]
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