The Los Angeles Times gives the latest on the case of blind activist Chen Guangcheng: In a 30-minute session early today, the Yinan County court upheld the harsh sentence for destroying public property and “organizing a mob to disturb traffic,” charges Chen’s attorneys said were trumped up. “I’m very shocked,” Chen’s wife, Yuan Weijing, said […]
Read MoreFrom Playful.com: “Income shock” such as failing crops, health problems and injury were the main cause of a decline in the incomes of the poorest 10 per cent of China’s 1.3 billion people from 2001 to 2003, the World Bank said on Friday. World Bank economists revealed last week that the incomes of more than […]
Read MoreFrom Shanghai Journal: Reading propaganda signs is not only a great way to learn the Chinese language, but also a way to keep up with contemporary issues and concerns. Yesterday (Nov 30) I accompanied Martin Winter on a tour of his local neighborhood, Zuojiazhuang Â∑¶ÂÆ∂Â∫Ñ„ÄÇ Martin works from his home as a translator for a […]
Read MoreFrom CNEWS: Citizens of countries such as China and Iran are about to be handed a powerful Canadian-made tool designed to undermine authoritarian efforts at stifling the free flow of information. Called Psiphon, it’s a small computer program that allows people in non-democratic places to beat the local thought police and access forbidden websites at […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: A Beijing appeals court on Friday upheld a fraud conviction against a Chinese researcher for The New York Times in a ruling that means he will probably remain in prison until his three-year sentence ends next September. The researcher, Zhao Yan, sought to overturn an August fraud conviction that stemmed […]
Read MoreFrom The Useless Trees blog: I often worry that the tone of this blog is too critical. I find myself playing the scold, using Confucianism or Taoism to complain about this or that happening in China or the US. I do not have enough positive stuff here. Well, happily, here is something good: Yu Dan, […]
Read MoreFrom Danwei blog: The Beijing News runs a twice-weekly “Beijing Geography” feature that introduces some part of the city with local color – a different neighborhood, park, or local business in each installment. On Tuesday, part #562 in the series, Dongdan Park was profiled. This former airfield became one of the city’s first free parks […]
Read MoreFrom Danwei blog: Second Life is a popular virtual reality game. According to Red Herring, Second Life has more than 1.6 million users, who “generate more than $650,000 each day through the sale of digital goods, a virtual economy that has made it possible for many to make a living solely through the creation and […]
Read MoreFrom International Herald Tribune, via A Glimpse of the World: It all began with a search for “Borat.” Yes, “Borat,” the popular and somewhat controversial comedy that spoofs life in the central Asia nation, Kazakhstan. One of the cheap pleasures of life in Shanghai in recent years has been the almost instantaneous availability of just […]
Read MoreFrom Beijing News via Southeast Express, translated by EastSouthWestNorth: Yao Zhuanrui was the president of the Chinese Foreign Construction Corporation’s Shenzhen office and he was suspected of gross economic crimes. As...
Read MoreFrom EastSouthWestNorth: “The Rise of Great Nations” is a 12-episdoe documentary series shown on CCTV on November 13-24, 2006. The series covers the rise of nations such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Russia and draws the lessons about how and why strong nations emerge.
Read MoreFrom EastSouthWestNorth: At first blush, this is a simple story. Huang Jianxiang was the top soccer commentator on CCTV. He covered the 2006 World Cup this past summer. He has decided to resign from his job and embark on a career in entertainment. So what? This is no different than scores of former CCTV program […]
Read MoreA journalist is shooting a photo of a cleaner, via fengniao.com
Read MoreFrom BBC: China is considering forcing internet users to provide their real names and ID card numbers when opening a blog. Advocates of the idea argue that blog anonymity has encouraged widespread libel and slander. Opponents say blogging is flourishing for the very reason that people are free to express themselves. China has one of […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: China installed a new bishop today over the objections of the Vatican, prompting Cardinal Joseph Zen, the Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong, to issue a blistering statement accusing mainland authorities of having threatened and kidnapped mainland clergy to make them participate in the ritual. Cardinal Zen said late tonight […]
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