Main photo: Mao Zedong and Jiang Qing walking together in a countryside
Mao Zedong and Jiang Qing walking together in a countryside, via wenxuecity.com
Read MoreUS Vocal in Run up to China Trade Talks – Richard McGregor
From Financial Times: For a forum meant to allow Washington and Beijing quietly to sort out long-term problems, the run-up to the first US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue starting on Thursday has already featured some traditional high-decibel diplomacy. In recent days Hank Paulson, the US Treasury secretary, and Susan Schwab, the US trade representative, have both […]
Read MoreSlideshow: Beijing Scenes
From Youtube: The following photo-slideshow contains a lot of photos of Beijing, including The Forbidden City, The Summer Palace, Wangfujing, Houhai, etc. Enjoy the photos and the song:
Read MoreChina tightening control of online game contents – smh.com
From smh.com.au: China is tightening controls on its booming online game industry, requiring distributors to closely monitor game contents after some were found that included forbidden religious or political material, a state news agency said Tuesday. The announcement adds to government efforts to tighten controls over Chinese newspapers, television and other media. Distributors must obtain […]
Read MoreMusic queen receives Grammy nomination – CRIEnglish
From CRIEnglish via Xinhua News Agency: The reigning queen of Chinese folk music, Song Zuying (ÂÆãÁ•ñËã±), has received a nomination for the best Classical Crossover Album category at the Grammy Awards Song Zuying re-interpreted the best Chinese film music from 1905 to 2005 on her album Bainian LiushengÔºàÁôæÂπ¥Áïô£∞), released at the end of last year. […]
Read MorePrivate planes take wing in China – Li Qian
From China Daily: As private cars are no longer luxury dreamboats for many Chinese, some magnates, especially in the booming eastern region, are turning to private planes to get around. According to Monday’s Morning Express, a new EC120B helicopter bought from France was being assembled in Jinhua on December 7, making its owner, photo frame […]
Read MoreChina: A Giant Power or Not? – Frank Dai
From Global Voices Online: China used to be one of the mightiest empires and oldest civilizations in the world in human history, but its modern history, starting from the middle of 19th century, was full of disgrace, disorder and chaos as perceived by Chinese people, who has aspired to revive its historical glory in decades […]
Read MorePollution probe to hit paper mill – Zhang Liuhao
From Shanghai Daily via China Environmental News Digest: Local environment authorities in a city of northwestern China have promised to investigate a paper mill which reportedly discharged 2,000 tons of unsafe waste water into the Yellow River, further threatening the pollution-ridden waterway. Early last week, tipsters told a local newspaper that the Baimei Paper Co […]
Read MoreChina Automakers See Tough Road to Global Market – Kirby Chien
From Reuters via Boston Globe: China has created a vibrant auto industry over the past two decades, but executives said on Sunday that a significant gap still separated local manufacturers from the world’s top brands. “If we want to become a global automotive giant, there is still a long road to travel,” Yin Jiaxu, chairman […]
Read MoreMegamall Illustrates China’s Modern Economic Power – Don Lee
From Los Angeles Times via Boston Globe After 19 hours on a hard-seat train ride from Beijing, Zhao Taishan stood in the cold drizzle waiting for the mall doors to open. The 45-year-old had come here, as he does every November, to buy items for his sporting goods business. He walked past corridors of stalls […]
Read MoreRules Seen as Setback to Justice in China – Mitchell Landsberg
From LA Times: New rules quietly adopted in China are likely to have a chilling effect on lawyers who represent political protesters, Human Rights Watch warns in a report being released in Hong Kong today. The report, “A Great Danger for Lawyers,” charges that the rule of law in China has been sharply curbed by […]
Read MoreConspiracy of the Red Mansions – Joel Martinsen
From Danwei blog: Redology is back in the public eye as two scholars take on the establishment. Liu Xinwu (ÂàòÂøÉÊ≠¶), the author of several popular books on Dream of the Red Mansions, has teamed up with the venerable Zhou RuchangÔºàÂë®Ê±ùÊòåÔºâ to promote Zhou’s new critical edition of the first 80 chapters of the novel. The […]
Read MoreThings you don’t need to know about Chinese culture – Joel Martinsen
From Danwei blog: In this week’s Southern Weekly(ÂçóÊñπÂë®Êú´) is an op-ed piece that argues that a certain level of cultural ignorance is excusable. The article is a rather delayed reaction to the CCTV Young Singer Competition that took place earlier this year. The opinion column the author mentions was originally published in May, but it […]
Read MoreMapping Eileen’s life – Chen Qing
From Shanghai Daily: Eileen Chang to Shanghai is as Charles Dickens to London and Victor Hugo to Paris. Now a book details and maps the life of the complicated legendary female writer who penned the city’s living history. Shanghai and Eileen Chang (or Zhang Ailing º†Áà±Áé≤), the city and the legendary writer – the idea […]
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